Where does “sofoco” come from?

sofoco (Spanish) comes from Spanish sofocar, from Latin suffoco, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sofoco (Spanish): hot flash

Definitions

  1. hot flash

Ancestry of “sofoco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsofocarto suffocate, to stifle, to smother
2LatinsuffocoI choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sofoco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →