Where does “fim” come from?

fim (Romanian) comes from Romanian fi, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

fim (Romanian): first-person plural present subjunctive of fi

Definitions

  1. first-person plural present subjunctive of fi

Ancestry of “fim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfito be; to feel
2Latinsūmto be, exist
3Proto-Italicezomto be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →