Where does “imală” come from?

imală (Romanian) comes from Romanian im, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

imală (Romanian): filth

Definitions

  1. filth

Ancestry of “imală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianimmud, dirt, filth
2Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Latin līmus →