Where does “מיענטע” come from?

מיענטע (Yiddish) comes from Polish mięta, from Proto-Slavic męta, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη — mint (Mentha viridis).

מיענטע (Yiddish): mint

Definitions

  1. mint

Ancestry of “מיענטע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmiętamint; feminine nominative/vocative singular of...
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 →