Where does “min” come from?
min (Breton) comes from Italian mina, 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.
min (Breton): face of an animal; beak, muzzle
Definitions
- face of an animal; beak, muzzle
Ancestry of “min”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 2 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 3 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |