Where does “màio” come from?

màio (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian marîo, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

màio (Ligurian): husband

Definitions

  1. husband

Ancestry of “màio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurianmarîohusband
2Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
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 →