Where does “birmovanie” come from?

birmovanie (Slovak) comes from Slovak birmovať, from Middle High German firmen, from Old High German firmōn, from Latin firmāre, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

birmovanie (Slovak): confirmation

Definitions

  1. confirmation

Ancestry of “birmovanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakbirmovať—
2Middle High Germanfirmen—
3Old High Germanfirmōn—
4Latinfirmāre—
5LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
6Proto-Italicfermos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic fermos →