Where does “yamyam” come from?
yamyam (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano yamar, from Spanish llamar, from Old Spanish lamar, from Old French mare, from Old Norse marr, from Proto-Germanic marhaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
yamyam (Cebuano): an incantation; to recite a prayer or...
Definitions
- an incantation; to recite a prayer or...
Ancestry of “yamyam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | yamar | to call, to summon; to make excessive demands |
| 2 | Spanish | llamar | to summon, to call; to refer to; to appeal; to... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | lamar | — |
| 4 | Old French | mare | evil; bad; evilly; badly |
| 5 | Old Norse | marr | horse; sea |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |