Where does “nãmaljiu” come from?
nãmaljiu (Aromanian) comes from Latin animalium, from Latin animal, from Latin animālis, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.
nãmaljiu (Aromanian): lamb, sheep, or other animal to be roasted on a...
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- lamb, sheep, or other animal to be roasted on a...
Ancestry of “nãmaljiu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | animalium | genitive plural of animal |
| 2 | Latin | animal | animal; living creature |
| 3 | Latin | animālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | anima | soul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath |
| 5 | Latin | animus | That life-giving aspect which animates: life... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | anamos | breath; spirit, soul, life force |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁mos | breath |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |