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
Ancestry of “минетчик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | мине́т | — |
| 2 | French | minette | female equivalent of minet; kitten; puss,... |
| 3 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 4 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 5 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 6 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 7 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |