Where does “timun” come from?

timun (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian timone, from Late Latin timo, from Latin temo, from Old Latin tecmonem, from Proto-Indo-European teḱs- — construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,...

timun (Serbo-Croatian): helm, rudder; steering wheel

Definitions

  1. helm, rudder; steering wheel

Ancestry of “timun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantimonehelm, rudder, tiller, wheel, plane; shaft
2Late Latintimo
3Latintemopole; tongue; beam
4Old Latintecmonem
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱs-construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱs-Every word from Old Latin tecmonemEvery word from Latin temo
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