Where does “stum-” come from?
stum- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European stm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European stem-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “stum-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | stm̥- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | stem- | to push; to stutter; mouth, muzzle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “stum-”