Where does “ċima” come from?

ċima (Maltese) comes from Sicilian cima, from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα, from Proto-Hellenic kūmə, from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

ċima (Maltese): hawser

Definitions

  1. hawser

Ancestry of “ċima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliancimapeak, summit (highest place)
2Latincȳmayoung sprout or spring shoot of cabbage
3Ancient Greekκῦμαswell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo
4Proto-Hellenickūməswell, wave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱúh₁mn̥—
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kūmə →