Where does “heteromale” come from?
heteromale (English) comes from English Malé, from Dhivehi މާލެ, from Dhivehi މާ, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
heteromale (English): A man who is heterosexual
Definitions
- A man who is heterosexual
Ancestry of “heteromale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Malé | — |
| 2 | Dhivehi | މާލެ | — |
| 3 | Dhivehi | މާ | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |