Where does “מיענטע” come from?
מיענטע (Yiddish) comes from Polish mięta, from Proto-Slavic męta, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη.
מיענטע (Yiddish): mint
Ancestry of “מיענטע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | mięta | mint; feminine nominative/vocative singular of... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | męta | mint |
| 3 | Latin | menta | mint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μίνθη | — |