Where does “fómi” come from?

fómi (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese fome, from Old Portuguese fame, from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

fómi (Kabuverdianu): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “fómi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefomehunger; famine
2Old Portuguesefamehunger
3Latinfamēshunger
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Old Portuguese fame →
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