Where does “kmínový” come from?

kmínový (Slovak) comes from Slovak kmín, from Middle High German gemein, from Old High German gimeinī, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.

kmínový (Slovak): caraway

Definitions

  1. caraway

Ancestry of “kmínový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakkmínthief
2Middle High Germangemein—
3Old High Germangimeinī—
4Proto-West Germanicgamainīcommon; shared, communal
5Proto-Germanicgamainizshared, communal, public; common, ordinary
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moynis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gamainiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gamainī →