Where does “fümar” come from?

fümar (Romansch) comes from Latin fumō, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fümar (Romansch): to smoke

Definitions

  1. to smoke

Ancestry of “fümar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfumōto smoke, steam, fume
2Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
3Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →