Where does “шум” come from?
шум (Ukrainian) comes from Serbo-Croatian šuma, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
шум (Ukrainian): noise
Definitions
- noise
Ancestry of “шум”, step by step
шум traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian šuma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | šuma | forest, woods; genitive singular of šum |
| 2 | Latin | summa | top, summit, highest point or place; the... |
| 3 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |