Where does “bampa” come from?

bampa (Istriot) comes from Venetian banpa, from Italian vampo, from Latin vapōr — steam, exhalation, vapour; smoke.

bampa (Istriot): flame, blaze

Definitions

  1. flame, blaze

Ancestry of “bampa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetianbanpa—
2Italianvampoheat, flame
3Latinvapōrsteam, exhalation, vapour; smoke
Every word from Latin vapōr →Every word from Italian vampo →Every word from Venetian banpa →