Where does “mina” come from?

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

mina (Latin): A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...

Definitions

  1. A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...

Ancestry of “mina”, step by step

mina traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Gaulish mēnā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishmēnāore, mine
2Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

via Ancient Greek μνᾶ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμνᾶsum of money equivalent to a hundred drachmas;...
2Aramaic𐡌𐡍𐡄—
3Akkadian𒈠𒉡𒌑—

via Latin Hemina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHemina—
2Ancient Greekἡμῑ́νᾱ—

Words derived from “mina”

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