Where does “familija” come from?

familija (Lower Sorbian) comes from German Familie, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

familija (Lower Sorbian): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “familija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFamiliefamily
2Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
3Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
4Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →