Where does “afumătură” come from?

afumătură (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.

afumătură (Romanian): smoked meat

Definitions

  1. smoked meat

Ancestry of “afumătură”, 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 →
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