Where does “hiu” come from?

hiu (Aromanian) comes from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

hiu (Aromanian): I am

Definitions

  1. I am

Ancestry of “hiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsūmto be, exist
2Proto-Italicezomto be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →
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