Where does “spumegai” come from?
spumegai (Romanian) comes from Romanian mucegai, 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 — to go.
spumegai (Romanian): foam
Definitions
- foam
Ancestry of “spumegai”, step by step
spumegai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian mucegai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mucegai | mold, mildew; moldiness, mustiness |
| 2 | Romanian | i | and |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | и | and; him |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 6 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Romanian spumă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | spumă | foam |
| 2 | Latin | spūma | foam, froth, slime |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poHy-m-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poH(y)- | foam |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |