# \*mīnōs-: 'Minos (Cretan law-giver king; apportioner of justice)'

> Proto-Semitic *mīnōs-, 'Minos (Cretan law-giver king; apportioner of justice)': reflexes in 1 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mīnōs- |
| Meaning | 'Minos (Cretan law-giver king; apportioner of justice)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greek | Μίνως Mīnōs 'Minos' (Homer, Od. 11.568-571, 19.178-179) | Homer Od. 11.568-571, 19.178-179 |  |

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## Notes

Not a Proto-Semitic reconstruction. Root comparanda for √m-n-y 'to apportion' (see 643): Hebrew mānâ 'to count, divide, appoint' (HALOT 599), Mǝnî 'Meni, god of fate' (Isa 65:11; HALOT 602), Akkadian manû 'to count, reckon' (CAD M/1 221), Manāt (see 2966). Minos confers with Zeus 'each ninth year' (Od. 19.172–179).

## Linked from

- [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>)

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