Where does “pombo” come from?

pombo (Manado Malay) comes from Portuguese pombo, from Old Portuguese poombo, from Old Portuguese paombo, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- — dark-colored, gray.

pombo (Manado Malay): pigeon, dove

Definitions

  1. pigeon, dove

Ancestry of “pombo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepombodove, pigeon
2Old Portuguesepoombo—
3Old Portuguesepaombo—
4LatinpalumbusAlternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-wo-dark-colored, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- →Every word from Latin palumbus →Every word from Old Portuguese paombo →