Where does “մինա” come from?
մինա (Armenian) comes from Russian ми́на, from German Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
մինա (Armenian): mine explosive device put below the earth
Definitions
- mine explosive device put below the earth
Ancestry of “մինա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ми́на | torpedo |
| 2 | German | Mine | a mine; pencil lead, ballpoint pen reservoir |
| 3 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 4 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 5 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 6 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 7 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |