Where does “chmara” come from?

chmara (Polish) comes from Maltese xmara, from Sicilian ciumi, from Latin Flūmen, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

chmara (Polish): swarm of flying insects

Definitions

  1. swarm of flying insects

Ancestry of “chmara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesexmarariver
2Sicilianciumiriver
3LatinFlūmena river
4Latinfluōto flow, stream, pour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →