Where does “হাতবোমা” come from?
হাতবোমা (Bengali) comes from Bengali বোমা, from Portuguese Bomba, from French pompe, from Latin pompa, from Ancient Greek πομπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
হাতবোমা (Bengali): any hand-held explosive
Definitions
- any hand-held explosive
Ancestry of “হাতবোমা”, step by step
হাতবোমা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bengali বোমা
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | বোমা | bomb |
| 2 | Portuguese | Bomba | bomb |
| 3 | French | pompe | pump; push-up; Style of strumming, used... |
| 4 | Latin | pompa | procession, parade; pomp |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πομπή | a sending; a solemn procession; pomp |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Bengali হাত
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | হাত | hand |