Where does “tomba” come from?

tomba (Old Catalan) comes from Late Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Ancestry of “tomba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintumba—
2Ancient Greekτύμβοςfuneral mound, tomb, grave
3Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tomba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύμβος →