Where does “tumbã” come from?

tumbã (Aromanian) comes from Late Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tumbã (Aromanian): somersault; knoll, mound; tomb, grave

Definitions

  1. somersault; knoll, mound; tomb, grave

Ancestry of “tumbã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintumba—
2Ancient Greekτύμβοςfuneral mound, tomb, grave
3Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύμβος →