Where does “миндек” come from?
миндек (Bashkir) comes from Russian ве́ник, from Old East Slavic вѣникъ, from Proto-Slavic *věnikъ, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
миндек (Bashkir): a bundle of dried birch twigs with leaves "
Definitions
- a bundle of dried birch twigs with leaves "
Ancestry of “миндек”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ве́ник | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | вѣникъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *věnikъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |