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 hrēn →Every word from Latin rēn →