Where does “myn” come from?
myn (Welsh) comes from English mun, from Middle English Mone, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
myn (Welsh): eminent
Definitions
- eminent
Ancestry of “myn”, step by step
myn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English mun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mun | Must; The mouth, jaw; man |
| 2 | Middle English | Mone | A lamentation; a sorrowful moan or expression |
| 3 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Welsh mwyn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | mwyn | ore; mineral; sake as "for the sake of" |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | muɨn | ore, metal; mine; beautiful |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via Proto-Celtic *mendos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | *mendos | young goat; kid |