Where does “fum” come from?
fum (Romanian) comes from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
fum (Romanian): smoke
Ancestry of “fum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fūmus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |