Where does “ulma” come from?
ulma (Proto-Albanian) comes from Romanian ulm, from Latin ulmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem — mountain elm.
Ancestry of “ulma”, step by step
ulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian ulm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ulm | elm |
| 2 | Latin | ulmus | elm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁élem | mountain elm |
via Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥mos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁l̥mos | mountain elm |