Where does “fēmanā” come from?

fēmanā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fēmanā (Proto-Italic): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “fēmanā”, step by step

fēmanā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂nursing, breastfeeding

Words derived from “fēmanā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ →