Where does “famei” come from?
famei (Friulian) comes from Friulian famee, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
famei (Friulian): servant
Ancestry of “famei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Friulian | famee | family; strain |
| 2 | Latin | familia | family; household; A quantity of land adequate... |
| 3 | Latin | famulus | serving, servile; a servant, slave |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | famelos | servile, domestic |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₁-m-eló- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |