Where does “მინა” come from?
მინა (Georgian) comes from Russian ми́на, from German Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
მინა (Georgian): glass; mine
Definitions
- glass; mine
Ancestry of “მინა”, step by step
მინა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ми́на
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ми́на | torpedo |
| 2 | German | Mine | a mine; pencil lead, ballpoint pen reservoir |
| 3 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 4 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 5 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 6 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 7 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |