Where does “sumeca” come from?

sumeca (Romanian) comes from Romanian sufleca, from Latin subfollicare, from Latin follis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

sumeca (Romanian): to roll up, tuck up, turn up

Definitions

  1. to roll up, tuck up, turn up

Ancestry of “sumeca”, step by step

sumeca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian sufleca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansuflecato roll up, tuck up, turn up
2Latinsubfollicare—
3Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Romanian sumete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansumeteto roll up; to wring
2LatinsummittoI place underneath; I put forth; I rear or raise
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →