Where does “хум” come from?
хум (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic xъlmъ, from Proto-Germanic hulmaz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hmos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
хум (Serbo-Croatian): hillock; barrow, tumulus; arrogance
Definitions
- hillock; barrow, tumulus; arrogance
Ancestry of “хум”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | xъlmъ | hill |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hulmaz | small island, hill, mound |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hmos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |