Where does “süganim” come from?
süganim (Volapük) comes from Volapük nim, from English animal, from French animal, from Italian animale, from Spanish animal, from Latin animal, from Latin animālis, from Latin anima — to breathe.
süganim (Volapük): mammal
Definitions
- mammal
Ancestry of “süganim”, step by step
süganim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Volapük nim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | nim | animal |
| 2 | English | animal | A multicellular organism that is usually mobile,... |
| 3 | French | animal | animal |
| 4 | Italian | animale | animal; beast |
| 5 | Spanish | animal | animal |
| 6 | Latin | animal | animal; living creature |
| 7 | Latin | animālis | animate, living |
| 8 | Latin | anima | soul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath |
| 9 | Latin | animus | That life-giving aspect which animates: life... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | anamos | breath; spirit, soul, life force |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁mos | breath |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |
via Volapük süga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | süga | suckling |