Where does “hembrita” come from?

hembrita (Spanish) comes from Spanish hembra, from Old Spanish femna, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “hembrita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhembrafemale
2Old Spanishfemnafemale
3Latinfēminawoman
4Proto-Italicfēmanāwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂Every word from Proto-Italic fēmanā