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

  1. face of an animal; beak, muzzle

Ancestry of “min”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianminamine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which...
2LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
3Gaulishmēnāore, mine
4Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis
6Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

Words derived from “min

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)-