Where does “sôm” come from?

sôm (Macanese) comes from Portuguese som, from Old Portuguese son, from Latin sunt, from Latin sum, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

sôm (Macanese): food, dish

Definitions

  1. food, dish

Ancestry of “sôm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesomsound
2Old Portugueseson—
3Latinsuntthird-person plural present active indicative of...
4Latinsumto be, exist, have; to be there; to go
5Proto-Italicezomto be
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →