Where does “lu²ma¹” come from?

lu²ma¹ (Tepeuxila Cuicatec) comes from Spanish paloma, from Old Spanish paloma, from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- — dark-colored, gray.

lu²ma¹ (Tepeuxila Cuicatec): dove

Definitions

  1. dove

Ancestry of “lu²ma¹”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpalomadove, pigeon; penis
2Old Spanishpaloma
3Vulgar Latinpalumba
4LatinpalumbusAlternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-wo-dark-colored, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo-Every word from Latin palumbusEvery word from Vulgar Latin palumba