Where does “alămi” come from?
alămi (Romanian) comes from Romanian i, from Old Church Slavonic и, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
alămi (Romanian): to brass
Definitions
- to brass
Ancestry of “alămi”, step by step
alămi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | i | and |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | и | and; him |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 5 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Swahili alama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | alama | mark; sign, symbol; scar |
| 2 | Greek | μάλαμα | gold, something made of gold; somebody or... |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | μάλαγμα | An emollient, a cataplasm; A padding used in... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαλάσσω | to soften; to make soft; soften |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαλακός | soft, tender; gentle; soft, mild, gentle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |