Where does “κωλοτούμπα” come from?

κωλοτούμπα (Greek) comes from Greek τούμπα, from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

κωλοτούμπα (Greek): somersault; U-turn, sudden turnabout, volte-face,...

Definitions

  1. somersault; U-turn, sudden turnabout, volte-face,...

Ancestry of “κωλοτούμπα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτούμπαsmall hill; somersault; tuba
2Latintumbatomb
3Ancient Greekτύμβοςfuneral mound, tomb, grave
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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