Where does “filmi” come from?
filmi (English) comes from Hindi फ़िल्मी, from Hindi फ़िल्म, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
filmi (English): Music written especially for Bollywood films
Definitions
- Music written especially for Bollywood films
Ancestry of “filmi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | फ़िल्मी | movie, film; filmi |
| 2 | Hindi | फ़िल्म | film, movie |
| 3 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 4 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 5 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 6 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 7 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |