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Where does “paombo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “paombo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpalumbusAlternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-wo-dark-colored, gray

Words derived from “paombo”

  • pombo
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