Where does “mafiös” come from?

mafiös (German) comes from German Os, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

mafiös (German): Mafia-like

Definitions

  1. Mafia-like

Ancestry of “mafiös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOsos, bone; os, an opening
2Latinōsmouth
3Proto-Italicōsmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →