Where does “mina” come from?
mina (Tetum) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian miñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian miñak.
mina (Tetum): oil
Ancestry of “mina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | miñak | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | miñak | — |