Where does “huma” come from?
huma (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish humo, from Old Spanish fumo, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
huma (Papiamentu): smoke
Ancestry of “huma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | humo | smoke; steam; fume, fumes |
| 2 | Old Spanish | fumo | smoke |
| 3 | Latin | fūmus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |