The Proto-Indo-European word *menk-
Word *menk-
Meaning to step, tread over, press
See also Phrygian: ΜΑΝΤΑΛΟΣ ‘personal name’
Proto-Indo-European: *menkus ‘soft’
Synonyms *anĝh-, *spleiĝh-, *sew-, *ghredh-, *nak-, *pisd-