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Where does “trumë” come from?

trumë (Albanian) comes from Albanian tumrë, from Ancient Greek θύμβρα, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “trumë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantumrë—
2Ancient Greekθύμβραsavory of Crete
3Ancient Greekθύμονthyme
4Ancient GreekθύωI offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “trumë”

  • trumzë
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