Where does “maskulinitet” come from?

maskulinitet (Swedish) comes from Swedish maskulin, 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.

maskulinitet (Swedish): masculinity

Definitions

  1. masculinity

Ancestry of “maskulinitet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmaskulinmasculine
2Latinmasculīnusmasculine, male of humans or animals
3Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
4Latinmāsmale
5Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →