Where does “zemuică” come from?

zemuică (Romanian) comes from Romanian zeamă, from Latin zema, from Ancient Greek ζέμα, from Ancient Greek ζέω, from Proto-Indo-European yes- — to foam; to boil.

zemuică (Romanian): liquid fermented wheat or barley bran

Definitions

  1. liquid fermented wheat or barley bran

Ancestry of “zemuică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzeamăjuice, sap; sauce, soup, gravy, broth
2Latinzemacooking utensil, saucepan
3Ancient Greekζέμαfermentation, boiling
4Ancient Greekζέωto boil, seethe, bubble; to heat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyes-to foam; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yes- →Every word from Ancient Greek ζέω →Every word from Ancient Greek ζέμα →