Where does “chimia” come from?
chimia (Portuguese) comes from Hunsrik schmier, from Middle High German smirwen, from Old High German smirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic smirwijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
chimia (Portuguese): jam; a type of jam made in South Brazil with the...
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- jam; a type of jam made in South Brazil with the...
Ancestry of “chimia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunsrik | schmier | a type of jam made in Southern Brazil with juice and pulp from fruits |
| 2 | Middle High German | smirwen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | smirwen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *smirwijan | to smear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smirwijaną | to smear, anoint |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |