Where does “minah” come from?

minah (English) comes from Hindi मैना, from Persian مینا, from Arabic مِينَا, from Pahlavi 𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃, from Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎, from Proto-Iranian mányuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mányuš, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

minah (English): A Malay girl

Definitions

  1. A Malay girl

Ancestry of “minah”, step by step

minah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मैना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमैनाthe myna bird
2Persianمیناglaze; enamel; daisy
3Arabicمِينَا—
4Pahlavi𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃—
5Avestan𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎spirit
6Proto-Iranianmányuš—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmányuš—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via English Aminah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAminah—
2EnglishAminanotably borne by
3Arabicأَمِينَة—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mányuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian mányuš →