Where does “böhöm” come from?
böhöm (Hungarian) comes from Yiddish בהמה, from Hebrew בְּהֵמָה — beast.
böhöm (Hungarian): extremely big, unwieldy
Ancestry of “böhöm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | בהמה | cow, head of cattle; animal, beast; beast, brute |
| 2 | Hebrew | בְּהֵמָה | beast |