Where does “wzmjanka” come from?
wzmjanka (Vilamovian) comes from Polish wzmianka, from Polish wzmienić, from English Mienic, from English Mien, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina — to cut, hew.
wzmjanka (Vilamovian): mention
Ancestry of “wzmjanka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | wzmianka | mention |
| 2 | Polish | wzmienić | — |
| 3 | English | Mienic | — |
| 4 | English | Mien | — |
| 5 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 6 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 7 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 8 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 9 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |