English
Minya
Minya comes from Arabic المِنْيَا, from Ancient Greek μονή ‘a staying, abiding, tarrying, stay’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to stay, stand still’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ménō‘to stay, wait’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμένωménō‘to stay where one is’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμονήmonḗ‘a staying, abiding, tarrying, stay’
- Copticmodernⲑⲙⲟⲛⲏthmonē
- Arabicc. 500–presentالمِنْيَاal-minyā
- EnglishtodayMinya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to stay, stand still’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ménō‘to stay, wait’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμένωménō‘to stay where one is’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμονήmonḗ‘a staying, abiding, tarrying, stay’
- Copticmodernⲑⲙⲟⲛⲏthmonē
- Arabicc. 500–presentالمِنْيَاal-minyā
- EnglishtodayMinya
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stay, stand still’
money, music, amount, comment, mental, mouth, mention, mind, museum, permanent, remain, mountain, monster, auto, mount, monitor, monetary, demonstration, mentor, monk, monument, dementia, monte, monastery, amnesty, min, muse, mosaic, summon, menace, mas, maya, mantra, mont, mania, muster, monstrous, amnesia, manic, mandarin, 128 more
Today it means
name A city, the capital city of Minya governorate, Egypt.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / Minya