Where does “minowy” come from?
minowy (Polish) comes from Polish mina, from German Miene, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
minowy (Polish): mine
Definitions
- mine
Ancestry of “minowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | mina | mine; face, facial expression |
| 2 | German | Miene | expression, face |
| 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 |