Where does “bongorumpu” come from?
bongorumpu (Finnish) comes from Finnish bongo, from English bongo, from Spanish bongó, from Ekele boungu.
bongorumpu (Finnish): bongo drum
Ancestry of “bongorumpu”, step by step
bongorumpu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bongo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bongo | bongo, "Tragelaphus eurycerus"; bongo |
| 2 | English | bongo | A striped bovine mammal found in Africa,... |
| 3 | Spanish | bongó | bongo |
| 4 | Ekele | boungu | — |
via Finnish rumpu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rumpu | drum; cylinder; underpass built under e.g. roads... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | trumba | — |