Where does “flama” come from?

flama (Silesian) comes from German Flamme, from Middle High German vlamme, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

flama (Silesian): flame

Definitions

  1. flame

Ancestry of “flama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlammeflame
2Middle High Germanvlamme
3Latinflammaflame, fire
4Latinflāgrāre
5Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
6Proto-Italicfrāgrāō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-Every word from Proto-Italic frāgrāō
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