Where does “сум” come from?
сум (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian ᠰᠤᠮᠤ, from Manchu ᠨᡳᡵᡠ, from Proto-Mongolic sumun, from Latin summum, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
сум (Mongolian): arrow, projectile, bullet; district
Definitions
- arrow, projectile, bullet; district
Ancestry of “сум”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolian | ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | arrow, projectile, bullet; district |
| 2 | Manchu | ᠨᡳᡵᡠ | a big arrow; a basic unit of a banner army |
| 3 | Proto-Mongolic | sumun | arrow |
| 4 | Latin | summum | top; summit; nominative neuter singular of summus |
| 5 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |