Where does “sumpor” come from?
sumpor (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
sumpor (Serbo-Croatian): sulfur; great! super! cool!
Definitions
- sulfur; great! super! cool!
Ancestry of “sumpor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sulpur | Archaic form of sulphur |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swelplos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |