Where does “om” come from?

om (Catalan) comes from Catalan olm, from Latin ulmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem — mountain elm.

om (Catalan): elm

Definitions

  1. elm

Ancestry of “om”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanolmAlternative form of om
2Latinulmuselm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élemmountain elm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem →Every word from Latin ulmus →Every word from Catalan olm →