Where does “menỹo” come from?

menỹo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin minimus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)-.

menỹo (Old Portuguese): boy

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	minimus	least, smallest
2	Proto-Indo-European	*(s)mey(h₁)-	—

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