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Where does “сума” come from?

сума (Old East Slavic) comes from Old High German soum, from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

Ancestry of “сума”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansoumweight, pack animal; hem, seam; burden
2Proto-West Germanicsaumstitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;...
3Late Latinsaumapacksaddle; burden saddle, burden
4Latinsagmasaddle
5Ancient GreekσάγμαA covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;...
6Ancient Greekσάττωto stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “сума”

  • rokassoma
  • soma
  • ceļasoma
  • mugursoma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk- →