Where does “eme” come from?

eme (Basque) comes from Occitan hemna, from Old Occitan femna, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

eme (Basque): female; The name of the Latin-script letter N

Definitions

  1. female; The name of the Latin-script letter N

Ancestry of “eme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanhemnawoman, wife
2Old Occitanfemna—
3Latinfēminawoman
4Proto-Italicfēmanāwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “eme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic fēmanā →