Where does “минога” come from?

минога (Russian) comes from Polish minóg, from German Neunauge, from German neun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-West Germanic neun, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

минога (Russian): lamprey

Definitions

  1. lamprey

Ancestry of “минога”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishminóglamprey
2GermanNeunaugelamprey; any of the species of the order...
3Germanneunnine
4Old High Germanniunnine
5Proto-West Germanicneunnine
6Proto-Germanicnewunnine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “минога”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Proto-West Germanic neun →