Where does “bohlam” come from?
bohlam (Indonesian) comes from Dutch booglamp, from Dutch lamp, from Middle Dutch lampe, from Old French lampe, from Late Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς — sound, voice.
bohlam (Indonesian): arc lamp
Definitions
- arc lamp
Ancestry of “bohlam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | booglamp | arc lamp |
| 2 | Dutch | lamp | lamp; vacuum tube, thermionic valve |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lampe | — |
| 4 | Old French | lampe | lamp |
| 5 | Late Latin | lampada | Alternative form of lampas; lamp |
| 6 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 10 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 12 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 13 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 14 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 15 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |