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-.

sumi (Chavacano): to sink

Definitions

  1. to sink

Ancestry of “sumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsumirto submerge
2Old Portuguesesomir—
3Latinsumōto take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sumi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →