Where does “sumi” come from?
sumi (Chavacano) comes from Spanish sumir, from Old Portuguese somir, from Latin sumō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Ancestry of “sumi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sumir | to submerge |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | somir | — |
| 3 | Latin | sumō | — |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |