Where does “مینا” come from?

مینا (Persian) comes 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,...

مینا (Persian): glaze; enamel; daisy

Definitions

  1. glaze; enamel; daisy

Ancestry of “مینا”, step by step

مینا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مِينَا

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

via Sanskrit मदन

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

Words derived from “مینا”

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