Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “mei”
400 words across 79 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European mei — including my, mine, mining, min, undermine, undermining, miner, mural.
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English (91)
- my
- mine
- mining
- min
- undermine
- undermining
- miner
- mural
- intramural
- minefield
- transmural
- extramural
- milord
- milady
- mure
- muralist
- minesweeper
- pomerium
- mynheer
- coalmining
- coalmine
- countermine
- minesweeping
- mineshaft
- muralism
- murage
- muramic
- miny
- meinie
- minelayer
- minable
- murus
- muramyl
- coalminer
- mineworker
- acetylmuramic
- mineable
- nontransmural
- photomural
- extramurally
- underminer
- intermural
- nonmining
- intramurally
- muriform
- unminable
- muraled
- myselves
- transmurally
- postmining
- murally
- minesite
- acetylmuramyl
- unmineable
- minehunter
- phytomining
- antimine
- biomining
- muropeptide
- mineworking
- antimining
- minelike
- ohmygosh
- remine
- minehunting
- muralistic
- pomeria
- antemural
- minability
- mineful
- mineless
- intermine
- Minecraft
- underminable
- underminingly
- minework
- nonminer
- murenger
- freeminer
- wall-pecker
- minecart
- ironmine
- Minecrafter
- myside bias
- anhydromuropeptide
- overmine
- minecar
- pre-mine
- pomœrium
- muri
- m'lord