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Where does “ром” come from?

ром (Bulgarian) comes from Russian ром, from French rhum, from English rum, from Ottoman Turkish روم, from Arabic رُوم, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ром (Bulgarian): rum; a rum; a male Romani

Definitions

  1. rum; a rum; a male Romani

Ancestry of “ром”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianромrum
2Frenchrhumrum
3EnglishrumA distilled spirit derived from fermented cane...
4Ottoman Turkishروم—
5ArabicرُومByzantines
6Middle Persian𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬Rome; Byzantine
7Ancient GreekῬωμανία—
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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