Where does “貝南” come from?

貝南 (Chinese) comes from French bénin, from Latin benignus, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

貝南 (Chinese): Benin

Definitions

  1. Benin

Ancestry of “貝南”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbéninbenign
2Latinbenignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent,...
3Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
4Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os →Every word from Proto-Italic genos →