Where does “bomba” come from?

bomba (Indonesian) comes from Malay bomba, from Portuguese Bomba, from French pompe, from Latin pompa, from Ancient Greek πομπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

bomba (Indonesian): pump

Definitions

  1. pump

Ancestry of “bomba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybombafirefighter, fire brigade; pump
2PortugueseBombabomb
3Frenchpompepump; push-up; Style of strumming, used...
4Latinpompaprocession, parade; pomp
5Ancient Greekπομπήa sending; a solemn procession; pomp
6Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
7Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ