Where does “tɛmɛ” come from?

tɛmɛ (Bambara) comes from French tamis, from Middle French tamis, from Old French tamis, from Medieval Latin tamisium, from Frankish tamis, from Proto-Germanic tamusį̄ — sieve.

tɛmɛ (Bambara): sieve, screen

Definitions

  1. sieve, screen

Ancestry of “tɛmɛ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtamissieve, riddle; screen
2Middle Frenchtamis—
3Old Frenchtamis—
4Medieval Latintamisium—
5Frankishtamis—
6Proto-Germanictamusį̄sieve
Every word from Proto-Germanic tamusį̄ →Every word from Frankish tamis →Every word from Medieval Latin tamisium →