Where does “culmã” come from?

culmã (Aromanian) comes from Latin culmen, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

culmã (Aromanian): summit, peak, top

Definitions

  1. summit, peak, top

Ancestry of “culmã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinculmenstalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme
2Proto-Italickolamen
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH-Every word from Proto-Italic kolamenEvery word from Latin culmen