Where does “nämät” come from?

nämät (Volapük) comes from Volapük näm, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

nämät (Volapük): authority, status

Definitions

  1. authority, status

Ancestry of “nämät”, step by step

nämät traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük näm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapüknämpower, force
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Finnish nämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnämäthese
2Proto-Finnicnämäthese proximal
3Proto-Uralicnä—

via Volapük at

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükatthis

Words derived from “nämät”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →