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Where does “buma” come from?

buma (Dimasa) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHma, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

buma (Dimasa): a mother

Definitions

  1. a mother

Ancestry of “buma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHma—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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