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
Ancestry of “минога”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | minóg | lamprey |
| 2 | German | Neunauge | lamprey; any of the species of the order... |
| 3 | German | neun | nine |
| 4 | Old High German | niun | nine |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | neun | nine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | newun | nine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |