Where does “masculin” come from?

masculin (Romanian) comes from Latin masculīnus, 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.

masculin (Romanian): masculine, manly; masculine

Definitions

  1. masculine, manly; masculine

Ancestry of “masculin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmasculīnusmasculine, male of humans or animals
2Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
3Latinmāsmale
4Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “masculin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →
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