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Where does “bumaga” come from?

bumaga (Finnish) comes from Russian бума́га, from Italian bambagia, from Medieval Latin bombacium.

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Ancestry of “bumaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбума́гаpaper
2Italianbambagiacotton wool
3Medieval Latinbombacium—
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