Where does “minetka” come from?
minetka (Polish) comes from Polish mineta, from French minette, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
Ancestry of “minetka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | mineta | act of oral sex performed on a woman |
| 2 | French | minette | female equivalent of minet; kitten; puss,... |
| 3 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 4 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 5 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 6 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 7 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |