Where does “gimn” come from?

gimn (Karakalpak) comes from Russian гимн, from Polish hymn, from Latin hymnus, from Ancient Greek ὕμνος, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂em- — sing; to sing.

gimn (Karakalpak): hymn

Definitions

  1. hymn

Ancestry of “gimn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгимнanthem; hymn
2Polishhymnanthem; hymn
3Latinhymnushymn; a song of praise
4Ancient Greekὕμνοςsong, hymn, ode
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂em-sing; to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂em- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕμνος →Every word from Latin hymnus →