gʷeyh₃-mn̥

“living thing, creature”

Widely acceptedlifebiology

Source of Latin animal, English animal, zoo (via Greek)

Nominal of the live root, yielding Latin animal and Greek zōion, English animal, zoo, zodiac.‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‌

bʰardʰeh₂“beard, facial hair”bʰeh₂-g-₂“to eat, consume (LIV)”bʰew-“to be, to grow, to become”dent-“tooth, fang, biting edge”ǵenh₁-“to beget, to produce, to be born”ǵenh₁-eyo-“to keep generating, producing”ǵenh₁-mn̥“birth, offspring, race”ǵenh₁-mn̥-₂“seed, germ, offspring”