mina

mine (excavation from which ore is taken); mine (device intended to explode when stepped on); pencil lead

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mēy(H)- Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis Proto-Celtic *meinis Gaulish *meinabor. Vulgar Latin *mina French minebor. Spanish mina Borrowed from French mine.

woman; prostitute

Etymology tree Old Galician-Portuguese menỹo Galician meniñader.? Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Italian femminader.? Lunfardo Spanish mina Borrowed from Lunfardo, probably a contraction of Galician meniña (“girl”) or a contraction of Italian femmina (“woman”).