Where does “bom” come from?

bom (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch bom, from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bom (Afrikaans): bomb, explosive; bombshell

Definitions

bomb, explosive; bombshell

Ancestry of “bom”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	bom	bomb; gas cylinder; flat-bottomed marine fishing...
2	French	bombé	rounded, convex; past participle of bomber
3	Italian	bomba	bomb
4	Italian	bombo	bumblebee; buzzing
5	Latin	bombus	A buzz or humming sound
6	Ancient Greek	βόμβος	any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Words derived from “bom”

tydbom
seksbom

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