Where does “Minho” come from?

Minho (Portuguese) comes from Latin Minius, from Proto-Celtic mino-, from Proto-Indo-European mei- — to go; to switch; small.

Ancestry of “Minho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMiniusA river in Gallaecia, now the Minho river
2Proto-Celticmino-smooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmei-to go; to switch; small

Words derived from “Minho”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mei- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mino- →Every word from Latin Minius →