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Where does “maskuliinisuus” come from?

maskuliinisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish maskuliininen, from Latin masculīnus, 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.

maskuliinisuus (Finnish): masculinity

Definitions

  1. masculinity

Ancestry of “maskuliinisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaskuliininenmasculine
2Latinmasculīnus—
3Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
4Latinmās—
5Proto-Nuristani*māsa—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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