Where does “ainam” come from?

ainam (Yaqui) comes from Spanish harina, from Old Spanish farina, from Latin farīna, from Latin far, from Proto-Italic *fars, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

ainam (Yaqui): flour

Definitions

  1. flour

Ancestry of “ainam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishharinaflour; cocaine
2Old Spanishfarinaflour
3Latinfarīnaground corn, flour, meal
4Latinfarspelt; coarse meal; grits
5Proto-Italic*farsflour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Italic *farsEvery word from Latin far