Where does “filum” come from?

filum (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

Ancestry of “filum”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Italic	fī(s)lom	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-	—

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