Where does “sordomudu” come from?

sordomudu (Asturian) comes from Asturian sordu, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sordomudu (Asturian): deaf-mute

Definitions

  1. deaf-mute

Ancestry of “sordomudu”, step by step

sordomudu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Asturian sordu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiansordudeaf
2Latinsurdusdeaf; inattentive, unresponsive; silent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Asturian mudu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianmudumute
2Latinmūtusmute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Latin surdus →Every word from Asturian sordu →