Where does “tom” come from?

tom (Finnish) comes from English tom, from Middle English Thomme, from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא, from Aramaic תאמא — twin, double; Gemini.

tom (Finnish): tom, tom-tom percussion instrument

Definitions

  1. tom, tom-tom percussion instrument

Ancestry of “tom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtomThe male of the domesticated cat; The male of the...
2Middle EnglishThommeTom
3Middle EnglishThomas—
4LatinThōmāsThomas the Apostle
5Ancient GreekΘωμᾶςThomas
6Aramaicתאומאtwin; Thomas
7Aramaicתאמאtwin, double; Gemini
Every word from Aramaic תאמא →Every word from Aramaic תאומא →Every word from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς →