Where does “fumu” come from?

fumu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese fumo, from Old Portuguese fumo, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fumu (Kabuverdianu): smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “fumu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefumosmoke; fume; tobacco
2Old Portuguesefumo—
3Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
4Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Italic fūmos →