Where does “boma” come from?

boma (Irish) comes from Irish boim, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

boma (Irish): genitive singular of boim

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of boim

Ancestry of “boma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishboimpiece, fragment
2Old High Germanboumtree, beam
3Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
4Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →
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