Where does “fam” come from?

fam (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan fam, from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

fam (Occitan): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “fam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanfamhunger
2Latinfamēshunger
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Old Occitan fam →