Where does “mănos” come from?

mănos (Romanian) comes from Romanian os, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

mănos (Romanian): fertile, fruitful, rich, yielding profits

Definitions

  1. fertile, fruitful, rich, yielding profits

Ancestry of “mănos”, step by step

mănos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianosbone
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

via Romanian mană

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmanăplenty, abundance; blessing; manna
2GreekμάνναAlternative spelling of μάνα; manna
3Ancient Greekμάνναmanna
4HebrewמןAlternative form of מִ־; manna

Words derived from “mănos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁Every word from Proto-Italic ōsEvery word from Latin ōs