Where does “mina” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishmeina—
2Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

Words derived from “mina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis →Every word from Proto-Celtic *meinis →