Where does “hamtheilou” come from?

hamtheilou (Zou) comes from Proto-Iranian ham-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

hamtheilou (Zou): to be mute; to be dumb

Definitions

  1. to be mute; to be dumb

Ancestry of “hamtheilou”, step by step

hamtheilou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian ham-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianham-together, joint, paired
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Zou thèilòu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zouthèilòuto be unable
2Zoulòufarm
3Proto-Kuki-Chin*law—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ham- →
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