Where does “bómk” come from?
bómk (Kashubian) comes from German Bonbon, from French bonbon, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
bómk (Kashubian): sweet, candy
Definitions
- sweet, candy
Ancestry of “bómk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bonbon | hard candy; sweet, candy in general |
| 2 | French | bonbon | sweet, candy; expensive |
| 3 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 4 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 5 | Old French | bon | good |
| 6 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 7 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |