Where does “mnerë” come from?

mnerë (Albanian) comes from Albanian mner, from Old French mener, from Latin minō, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.

mnerë (Albanian): Alternative form of tmerr

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tmerr

Ancestry of “mnerë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmner—
2Old Frenchmenerto lead
3Latinminōto drive or goad (animals)
4LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
5Gaulishmēnāore, mine
6Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis →Every word from Proto-Celtic *meinis →