Where does “afum” come from?

afum (Aromanian) comes from Italian affumare, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

afum (Aromanian): I smoke

Definitions

  1. I smoke

Ancestry of “afum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianaffumareTo smoke; To darken
2Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
3Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Italic fūmos →