Where does “fumumi” come from?
fumumi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fumi, from Esperanto fumo, from Spanish humo, from Old Spanish fumo, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
fumumi (Esperanto): to smoke a pipe, cigarette, etc
Definitions
- to smoke a pipe, cigarette, etc
Ancestry of “fumumi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | fumi | to smoke; to give off smoke; to smoke; to inhale... |
| 2 | Esperanto | fumo | smoke |
| 3 | Spanish | humo | smoke; steam; fume, fumes |
| 4 | Old Spanish | fumo | smoke |
| 5 | Latin | fūmus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |