Where does “mantalos” come from?

mantalos (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

mantalos (Gaulish): trodden road

Definitions

  1. trodden road

Ancestry of “mantalos”, step by step

mantalos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic mantos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmantos—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

via Proto-Celtic mantlos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmantlos—

Words derived from “mantalos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →