Where does “suim” come from?
suim (Middle Irish) comes from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Ancestry of “suim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | summa | top, summit, highest point or place; the... |
| 2 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “suim”