Where does “*meinis” come from?

*meinis (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.

*meinis (Proto-Celtic): ore, metal

Definitions

  1. ore, metal

Ancestry of “*meinis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

Words derived from “*meinis”

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