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Where does “susur” come from?

susur (Romanian) comes from Romanian susura, from Latin susurrō, from Latin susurrus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

susur (Romanian): whisper; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. whisper; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “susur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansusurato whisper
2Latinsusurrō—
3Latinsusurruswhisper; murmur
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →