Where does “mambesto” come from?

mambesto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mamo, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

mambesto (Esperanto): mammal, member of the Mammalia taxonomic class

Definitions

  1. mammal, member of the Mammalia taxonomic class

Ancestry of “mambesto”, step by step

mambesto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto mamo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomamobreast
2Latinmammaa breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
3Latinferōto bear; to carry
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Esperanto besto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobestoanimal; nonhuman animal; beast
2GermanBestiebeast
3Italianbestiabeast
4Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Italic ferō
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