Where does “mían” come from?

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

mían (Middle Irish): mineral, ore

Definitions

  1. mineral, ore

Ancestry of “mían”, 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 “mían”

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