mina

mina · noun¹

1. Sanskrit · derived fromमदन
2. Urdu · borrowed fromمینا
3. Hindi · borrowed fromमैना
4. English todaymina

Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).

mina · noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμνᾶ“mna”
2. Latin · borrowed frommina
3. English todaymina

Borrowed from Latin mina, from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “mna”). Compare maneh, from Biblical Hebrew מָנֶה (māne), as well as maund.

Mina · proper noun³

1. Arabic · borrowed fromمِينَا
2. English todayMina

Borrowed from Arabic مِينَا (mīnā) and Sanskrit मीना (mīnā).

Mina · proper noun⁴

1. Arabic · borrowed fromمِنَى
2. English todayMina

Borrowed from Arabic مِنَى (minā).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• From 15th C. A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver.
• From 16th C. A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams.