Where does “scamnu” come from?

scamnu (Aromanian) comes from Latin scamnum, from Proto-Indo-European skāp-, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

scamnu (Aromanian): stool, footstool; chair

Definitions

  1. stool, footstool; chair

Ancestry of “scamnu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscamnumstool, step, bench; ridge; breadth of a field
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskāp-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂p-rod, shaft, staff, club
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skāp- →
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