Where does “birmovka” come from?

birmovka (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.

birmovka (Slovak): The ritual of the Catholic sacrament of...

Definitions

  1. The ritual of the Catholic sacrament of...

Ancestry of “birmovka”, 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-sEvery word from Proto-Italic fermos
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