Where does “Tambor de Mina” come from?

Tambor de Mina (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mina, from Late Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.

Tambor de Mina (Portuguese): Tambor de Mina the Afro-Brazilian religion

Definitions

  1. Tambor de Mina the Afro-Brazilian religion

Ancestry of “Tambor de Mina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseminamine; fount; girl, gal
2Late LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
3Gaulishmēnāore, mine
4Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

Words derived from “Tambor de Mina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis →Every word from Proto-Celtic *meinis →