Where does “humo” come from?

humo (Chavacano) comes from Spanish humo, from Old Spanish fumo, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

humo (Chavacano): smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “humo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhumosmoke; steam; fume, fumes
2Old Spanishfumosmoke
3Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
4Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Italic fūmos →