Where does “минский” come from?
минский (Russian) comes from Russian мин, 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.
минский (Russian): Minsk
Definitions
- Minsk
Ancestry of “минский”, step by step
минский traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian мин
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мин | min., minute; genitive plural of ми́на |
| 2 | Russian | мину́та | minute |
| 3 | French | minute | minute; wait a sec!; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Old French | minute | minute one sixtieth of an hour |
| 5 | Latin | minuta | nominative feminine singular of minūtus;... |
| 6 | Latin | minūtus | diminished, having been diminished |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | minwō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |