Where does “מיאַטע” come from?

מיאַטע (Yiddish) comes from Russian мя́та, from Proto-Slavic męta, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη — mint (Mentha viridis).

מיאַטע (Yiddish): mint

Definitions

  1. mint

Ancestry of “מיאַטע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмя́таmint (Mentha)
2Proto-Slavicmętamint
3Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
4Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)
Every word from Ancient Greek Μίνθη →Every word from Latin menta →Every word from Proto-Slavic męta →