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Where does “Jāmne” come from?

Jāmne (Marshallese) comes from English Germany, from Middle English germanie, from Old French Germanie, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “Jāmne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGermany—
2Middle Englishgermanie—
3Old FrenchGermanie—
4LatinGermānia—
5LatinGermānī—
6LatinGermānus—
7Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
8Proto-Italicgenamen—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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