Etymograph

English

Mina

Mina comes from Arabic مِينَا ‘glaze’, and goes back to Middle Persian 𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃 ‘heaven, paradise’.

  1. Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃‘heaven, paradise’
  2. Arabicc. 500–presentمِينَاmīnā‘glaze’
  3. EnglishtodayMina

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃‘heaven, paradise’
  2. Arabicc. 500–presentمِينَاmīnā‘glaze’
  3. EnglishtodayMina

Every English word from Middle Persian 𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃

Another origin of Mina

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentمِنَىminā
  2. EnglishtodayMina

Today it means

name A female given name.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle Persian 𐫖𐫏𐫗𐫇𐫃 / Mina

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