Where does “ਮੈਨਾ” come from?

ਮੈਨਾ (Punjabi) comes from Hindi मैना, from Persian مینا, from Arabic مِينَا, from Pahlavi 𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃, from Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎, from Proto-Iranian mányuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mányuš, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

ਮੈਨਾ (Punjabi): A starling or myna

Definitions

  1. A starling or myna

Ancestry of “ਮੈਨਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमैनाthe myna bird
2Persianمیناglaze; enamel; daisy
3Arabicمِينَا—
4Pahlavi𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃—
5Avestan𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎spirit
6Proto-Iranianmányuš—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmányuš—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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