Where does “menyy” come from?

menyy (Finnish) comes from French menu, from Middle French menu, from Old French menu, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

menyy (Finnish): list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar

Definitions

  1. list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar

Ancestry of “menyy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmenuslim, small, fine; minor, trifling; detailed list
2Middle Frenchmenusmall
3Old Frenchmenusmall
4Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
5Proto-Italicminwō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →