Where does “мент” come from?

мент (Russian) comes from Polish menda, from Polish mendoweszka, from Polish -o-, from Old Polish -o-, from Proto-Slavic -o-.

мент (Russian): cop

Definitions

  1. cop

Ancestry of “мент”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmendapubic louse; scum; scoundrel
2Polishmendoweszkacrab louse, pubic louse
3Polish-o-—
4Old Polish-o-—
5Proto-Slavic-o-—

Words derived from “мент”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -o- →Every word from Polish -o- →Every word from Old Polish -o- →