Where does “gemănaș” come from?

gemănaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian geamăn, from Latin Geminus, from Latin geminus, from Proto-Italic jemanos, from Proto-Indo-European yemH- — twin.

gemănaș (Romanian): twin

Definitions

  1. twin

Ancestry of “gemănaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangeamăntwin
2LatinGeminustwinborn, twin
3Latingeminustwin; double, paired; a twin
4Proto-Italicjemanos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanyemH-twin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yemH- →Every word from Proto-Italic jemanos →Every word from Latin geminus →