Where does “mine” come from?

mine (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic min, from Old Irish men, from Proto-Italic menā, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

mine (Scottish Gaelic): genitive singular of min

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of min

Ancestry of “mine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicminflour
2Old Irishmenflour, meal
3Proto-Italicmenā—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Italic menā →Every word from Old Irish men →