Where does “બોમ્બે” come from?

બોમ્બે (Gujarati) comes from English Bombay, from Portuguese Bombaim, from Marathi मुंबादेवी — goddess Mumba.

Ancestry of “બોમ્બે”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBombayEllipsis of Bombay cat; A domestic cat of a...
2PortugueseBombaimBombay cat breed
3Marathiमुंबादेवीgoddess Mumba
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