Where does “maskla” come from?

maskla (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto masklo, from Italian masculo, from Latin masculus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

maskla (Esperanto): male, masculine

Definitions

  1. male, masculine

Ancestry of “maskla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomasklomale
2ItalianmasculoSynonym of maschio
3Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
4Latinmāsmale
5Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →