Where does “maskio” come from?

maskio (Italian) comes from Italian maschio, 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.

maskio (Italian): Alternative form of maschio

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of maschio

Ancestry of “maskio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaschiomale, masculine; virile, manlike, manful, manly;...
2Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
3Latinmāsmale
4Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-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 →
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