māno

māna

masc nom sg of māna (noun); masc nom sg of māna (root)

pride; conceit; egotism; comparing oneself
(gram) √man (think)
arrogance; superiority; disrespect (towards)

Built from

māna — root · thinking, measuring, self-regard
From √man. The concrete sense 'to measure oneself' evolved into psychological states: first esteem, then excessive self-regard or pride. Cognate with Sanskrit manas (mind), Greek menos (spirit, might), Latin mēns (mind), English mind and man.

Etymology. From √man (to think, measure, esteem), cognate with Sanskrit manas (mind), Greek menos (spirit, might), Latin mēns (mind), English man and mind. The shift from 'thinking' or 'measuring' to 'pride' reflects self-regard or self-measurement—judging oneself against others. The root is ancient Indo-European *men- (to think, have in mind).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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