Where does “मैना” come from?

मैना (Hindi) comes 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,...

मैना (Hindi): the myna bird

Definitions

  1. the myna bird

Ancestry of “मैना”, step by step

मैना traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مینا

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

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀬𑀡𑀸
2Sanskritमदनbeeswax
3Sanskritमद्to rejoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “मैना

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mányušEvery word from Proto-Iranian mányuš
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