Where does “asimi” come from?
asimi (Aromanian) comes from Greek ασήμι, from Ancient Greek ἄσημον, from Ancient Greek ἄσημος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
asimi (Aromanian): silver
Ancestry of “asimi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | ασήμι | silver |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄσημον | plate, silver |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄσημος | uncoined, without marks; pure, unmarked |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |