Where does “escumalha” come from?

escumalha (Portuguese) comes from Galician escuma, from Latin spūma, from Proto-Indo-European (s)poHy-m-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

escumalha (Portuguese): residue of metal fusion

Definitions

  1. residue of metal fusion

Ancestry of “escumalha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianescumafoam
2Latinspūmafoam, froth, slime
3Proto-Indo-European(s)poHy-m-os
4Proto-Indo-European(s)poH(y)-foam
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)poHy-m-os
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