Where does “mink-” come from?
mink- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European menk- — maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;...
Ancestry of “mink-”, step by step
mink- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European menk-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | menk- | maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;... |
via Proto-Indo-European mn̥k-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥k- | to knead, to crush |