Where does “pomminvarma” come from?

pomminvarma (Finnish) comes from Finnish pommi, from Swedish bomb, from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

pomminvarma (Finnish): safe as houses, bulletproof, foolproof

Definitions

  1. safe as houses, bulletproof, foolproof

Ancestry of “pomminvarma”, step by step

pomminvarma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pommi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpommibomb
2Swedishbomba bomb
3Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
4Italianbombabomb
5Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
6LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
7Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

via Finnish Varma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVarmasure, certain
2Finnishvarmasure, certain; sure, confident
3Proto-Finnicvarmastrong, sturdy

Words derived from “pomminvarma

Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβοςEvery word from Latin bombusEvery word from Italian bombo
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