Where does “מאַנספּאַרשוין” come from?
מאַנספּאַרשוין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פּאַרשוין, from Middle High German persōn, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs — to see; eye.
מאַנספּאַרשוין (Yiddish): male
Definitions
- male
Ancestry of “מאַנספּאַרשוין”, step by step
מאַנספּאַרשוין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פּאַרשוין
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פּאַרשוין | person, personage |
| 2 | Middle High German | persōn | — |
| 3 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |