Where does “afumătoare” come from?

afumătoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian afuma, from Romanian fum, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

afumătoare (Romanian): smokehouse

Definitions

  1. smokehouse

Ancestry of “afumătoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianafumato smoke (to preserve or prepare food by treating with smoke, as in smoked ham)
2Romanianfumsmoke
3Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
4Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Italic fūmos →