Where does “монета” come from?

монета (Bulgarian) comes from Italian moneta, from Latin Monēta, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

монета (Bulgarian): coin

Definitions

  1. coin

Ancestry of “монета”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmonetacoin; currency; third-person singular present...
2LatinMonēta—
3Latinmoneōto warn, to advise
4Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyetito cause to think, make think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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