Where does “semen” come from?

semen (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic seemen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

semen (Veps): seed

Definitions

  1. seed

Ancestry of “semen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicseemenseed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Finnic seemen →