Where does “rim” come from?

rim (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese rin, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

rim (Portuguese): kidney; small of the back

Definitions

  1. kidney; small of the back

Ancestry of “rim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueserin
2Latinrēnkidney
3Proto-Italichrēn
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren-Every word from Proto-Italic hrēnEvery word from Latin rēn
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