Where does “מילגרוים” come from?
מילגרוים (Yiddish) comes from Latin malogranatum, from Latin granatum, from Latin granatus, from Latin granum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
מילגרוים (Yiddish): pomegranate
Definitions
- pomegranate
Ancestry of “מילגרוים”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | malogranatum | a pomegranate |
| 2 | Latin | granatum | pomegranate; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | granatus | having many seeds or grains |
| 4 | Latin | granum | a grain, seed or small kernel |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |