Where does “менто́вка” come from?

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

менто́вка (Russian): place where police resides, police station, cophouse

Definitions

  1. place where police resides, police station, cophouse

Ancestry of “менто́вка”, step by step

менто́вка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian мент

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianментcop
2Polishmendapubic louse; scum; scoundrel
3Polishmendoweszkacrab louse, pubic louse
4Polish-o-—
5Old Polish-o-—
6Proto-Slavic-o-—

via Bulgarian ментовка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianментовкаmint liquor, schnapps concocted with Mentha
2Bulgarian-овка—

Words derived from “менто́вка”

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