Where does “Bombėjus” come from?

Bombėjus (Lithuanian) comes from English Bombay, from Portuguese Bombaim, from Marathi मुंबादेवी — goddess Mumba.

Ancestry of “Bombėjus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBombayEllipsis of Bombay cat; A domestic cat of a...
2PortugueseBombaimBombay cat breed
3Marathiमुंबादेवीgoddess Mumba
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