Where does “bassorumpu” come from?

bassorumpu (Finnish) comes from Finnish basso, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

bassorumpu (Finnish): bass drum

Definitions

  1. bass drum

Ancestry of “bassorumpu”, step by step

bassorumpu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish basso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbassobass; bass guitar
2Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Finnish rumpu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrumpudrum; cylinder; underpass built under e.g. roads...
2Old Swedishtrumba—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →