Where does “animä” come from?

animä (Mezquital Otomi) comes from Spanish ánima, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

animä (Mezquital Otomi): soul, spirit

Definitions

  1. soul, spirit

Ancestry of “animä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishánimasoul; bore, calibre
2Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
3LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
4Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Italic anamos →