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Where does “minar” come from?

minar (Spanish) comes from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.

minar (Spanish): to sap, mine, dig tunnels under; to mine, lay...

Definitions

  1. to sap, mine, dig tunnels under; to mine, lay...

Ancestry of “minar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
2Gaulishmēnāore, mine
3Proto-Celtic*meinis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew
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