Where does “scarmu” come from?

scarmu (Corsican) comes from Latin scalmus, from Ancient Greek σκαλμός, from Ancient Greek σκάλλω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

scarmu (Corsican): thole, rowlock

Definitions

  1. thole, rowlock

Ancestry of “scarmu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscalmusthole, oarlock
2Ancient Greekσκαλμόςpin or thole
3Ancient Greekσκάλλωto stir up, hoe; to search, probe
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάλλω →