Where does “ciùmma” come from?

ciùmma (Ligurian) comes from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

ciùmma (Ligurian): feather

Definitions

  1. feather

Ancestry of “ciùmma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplūmafeather, plume
2Proto-Italicplouksmā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplúnksneh₂feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplú-n-k-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k- →