man

1) to remain, to stay, to dwell, stay/to be, become, get/to stay 2) alive, survive, to resemble, to look, sound, smell like

- ez dişêm bes piçîskekê bimînim: I can only stay/sit for a short time.
- ez ê ji balafirê bimînim: I will miss the plane.
- ez mam li malê: I stayed at home.
- ew li ku man: where are they?

From Avestan man- "remain, stay".

Proto-Indo-European root meaning *men- "to remain",

Greek menein "to remain",
Latin manere "to stay, abide",
Persian mandan "to remain".