Where does “másculo” come from?

másculo (Portuguese) comes 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.

másculo (Portuguese): male

Definitions

  1. male

Ancestry of “másculo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
2Latinmāsmale
3Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-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 →