Where does “ポンプ” come from?
ポンプ (Japanese) comes from Dutch pomp, from Middle Dutch pompe — device for raising water, pump; pipe, water...
ポンプ (Japanese): pump
Ancestry of “ポンプ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | pomp | pump |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | pompe | device for raising water, pump; pipe, water... |