Where does “mēnā” come from?

mēnā (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.

mēnā (Gaulish): ore, mine

Definitions

  1. ore, mine

Ancestry of “mēnā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

Words derived from “mēnā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis →Every word from Proto-Celtic *meinis →