Where does “ghem” come from?

ghem (Romanian) comes from Latin glomus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

ghem (Romanian): ball of thread or yarn

Definitions

  1. ball of thread or yarn

Ancestry of “ghem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglomusball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “ghem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Latin glomus →