Where does “мин” come from?
мин (Russian) comes from Russian мину́та, from French minute, from Old French minute, from Latin minuta, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
мин (Russian): min., minute; genitive plural of ми́на
Definitions
- min., minute; genitive plural of ми́на
Ancestry of “мин”, step by step
мин traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian мину́та
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мину́та | minute |
| 2 | French | minute | minute; wait a sec!; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Old French | minute | minute one sixtieth of an hour |
| 4 | Latin | minuta | nominative feminine singular of minūtus;... |
| 5 | Latin | minūtus | diminished, having been diminished |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Mandarin ^明
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandarin | ^明 | — |