Where does “chiammà” come from?

chiammà (Neapolitan) comes from Latin clamare, from Latin clamo, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

chiammà (Neapolitan): to call

Definitions

  1. to call

Ancestry of “chiammà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclamarepresent active infinitive of clāmō; second-person...
2LatinclamoI cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim; I call,...
3Proto-Italicklāmāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāmāō →