Where does “zami” come from?
zami (English) comes from French ami, from Middle French amy, from Old French ami, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
zami (English): A lesbian
Definitions
- A lesbian
Ancestry of “zami”, step by step
zami traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French ami
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ami | friend; male friend |
| 2 | Middle French | amy | friend |
| 3 | Old French | ami | friend |
| 4 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 5 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 6 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 7 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Proto-Arawa *jamari-ni/ne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Arawa | *jamari-ni/ne | — |
via Sanskrit जा॒मि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | जा॒मि | — |