Where does “ombru” come from?

ombru (Kristang) comes from Portuguese ombro, from Old Portuguese ombro, from Latin umerus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émsos — shoulder.

ombru (Kristang): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “ombru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseombroshoulder
2Old Portugueseombro—
3Latinumerusthe humerus bone; shoulder; back, ridge, such as...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émsosshoulder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émsos →Every word from Latin umerus →Every word from Old Portuguese ombro →
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