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Where does “dūmi” come from?

dūmi (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic dū́ˀmas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dūmi (Latvian): smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “dūmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicdū́ˀmassmoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dūmi”

  • Dūmiņš
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →