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Where does “Mientus” come from?

Mientus (Polish) comes from Polish Miętus, from Polish -uś, from Polish -ś, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “Mientus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMiętus—
2Polish-uśmasculine diminutive noun suffix
3Polish-śSecond-person singular verb suffix; Appended to...
4Proto-Slavicsьthis
5Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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