Where does “scarmin” come from?

scarmin (Aromanian) comes from Vulgar Latin excarmino, from Latin carminō, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

scarmin (Aromanian): I card or hand-stretch wool

Definitions

  1. I card or hand-stretch wool

Ancestry of “scarmin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinexcarminoI card
2Latincarminōto make verses
3Latincarmensong, tune
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan-Every word from Latin carmenEvery word from Latin carminō