Where does “chjamà” come from?

chjamà (Corsican) comes from Latin clāmāre, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

chjamà (Corsican): to call; to be called

Definitions

  1. to call; to be called

Ancestry of “chjamà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclāmāre—
2Proto-Italicklāmāō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāmāō →