Where does “puomi” come from?

puomi (Finnish) comes from Swedish bom, from Middle Low German bôm, from Old Saxon bōm, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

puomi (Finnish): barrier; boom; balance beam

Definitions

  1. barrier; boom; balance beam

Ancestry of “puomi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbombarrier; miss, failure to hit; boom
2Middle Low Germanbôm—
3Old Saxonbōmtree
4Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
5Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “puomi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →