Where does “మైనరు” come from?

మైనరు (Telugu) comes from Latin minor, from Latin minae, from Proto-Italic *eksmenā.

మైనరు (Telugu): minor

Definitions

  1. minor

Ancestry of “మైనరు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminorcomparative degree of parvus; lesser, inferior,...
2Latinminaeprojecting points, pinnacles, battlements,...
3Proto-Italic*eksmenā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksmenā →Every word from Latin minae →Every word from Latin minor →
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