Where does “минавка” come from?
минавка (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian мина́вам, from Russian ми́на, from German Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā — to cut, hew.
минавка (Bulgarian): slip, miss, elapse
Definitions
- slip, miss, elapse
Ancestry of “минавка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | мина́вам | to pass by, to elapse of time |
| 2 | Russian | ми́на | torpedo |
| 3 | German | Mine | a mine; pencil lead, ballpoint pen reservoir |
| 4 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 5 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 6 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 7 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 8 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |