Where does “kima” come from?

kima (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu kema, from Portuguese queimar, from Old Portuguese queimar, from Vulgar Latin caimare, from Latin cremāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

kima (Papiamentu): to burn

Definitions

  1. to burn

Ancestry of “kima”, step by step

kima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu kema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianukemato burn
2Portuguesequeimarto burn; to harm one's reputation or image
3Old Portuguesequeimar—
4Vulgar Latincaimare—
5Latincremāre—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Spanish quemar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquemarto burn; to scorch, to sear; to tan
2Old Spanishquemar—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Latin cremāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin caimare →