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Where does “минетчик” come from?

минетчик (Russian) comes from Russian мине́т, from French minette, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.

минетчик (Russian): cocksucker

Definitions

  1. cocksucker

Ancestry of “минетчик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмине́т—
2Frenchminettefemale equivalent of minet; kitten; puss,...
3Frenchminemine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher
4Bretonminface of an animal; beak, muzzle
5Italianminamine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which...
6LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
7Gaulishmēnāore, mine
8Proto-Celtic*meinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
10Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew
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