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Where does “돔바” come from?

돔바 (Cia-Cia) comes from Indonesian domba, from Malay domba, from Persian دنبه, from Middle Persian dwm(b'), from Proto-Indo-European dewmbʰ- — penis, tail, rod.

돔바 (Cia-Cia): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “돔바”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandombasheep
2Malaydombasheep - a woolly ruminant of the genus "Ovis";...
3Persianدنبهsheep's tail
4Middle Persiandwm(b')—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewmbʰ-penis, tail, rod
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