Where does “مین‌روب” come from?

مین‌روب (Persian) comes from English minesweeper, from English Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.

مین‌روب (Persian): minesweeper object

Definitions

  1. minesweeper object

Ancestry of “مین‌روب”, step by step

مین‌روب traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English minesweeper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminesweeperA vehicle, device or person with the purpose of...
2EnglishMineAlternative letter-case form of mine "often used...
3Frenchminemine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher
4Bretonminface of an animal; beak, muzzle
5Italianminamine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which...
6LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
7Gaulishmēnāore, mine
8Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis
10Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

via Persian روب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروبpresent stem form of رفدن; present stem form of...
2EnglishrobeA long loose outer garment, often signifying...
3Middle Englishroberobe; The garments an individual is wearing
4Old Frenchrobebooty; spoils; piece of clothing
5Frankishrouba
6Proto-West Germanicraubrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
7Proto-Germanicraubōrift
8Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel

via Persian مین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمینmine; Alternative form of ماین, mine; hair

Words derived from “مین‌روب

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)-