Where does “hombru” come from?
hombru (Asturian) comes from Latin humerus, from Latin umerus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émsos — shoulder.
hombru (Asturian): shoulder
Ancestry of “hombru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | humerus | Alternative form of umerus |
| 2 | Latin | umerus | the humerus bone; shoulder; back, ridge, such as... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃émsos | shoulder |