Where does “minkä” come from?
minkä (Finnish) comes from Polish minka, from Polish mina, from German Miene, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā — to cut, hew.
minkä (Finnish): Genitive and genitive-looking accusative singular...
Definitions
- Genitive and genitive-looking accusative singular...
Ancestry of “minkä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | minka | Diminutive of mina; emoticon |
| 2 | Polish | mina | mine; face, facial expression |
| 3 | German | Miene | expression, face |
| 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 |