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

  1. sulfur; great! super! cool!

Ancestry of “sumpor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelplos →Every word from Latin sulpur →