Where does “poomba” come from?

poomba (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese paomba, from Italian palomba, from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- — dark-colored, gray.

Ancestry of “poomba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepaomba
2Italianpalombastock dove, wood pigeon
3Vulgar Latinpalumba
4LatinpalumbusAlternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-wo-dark-colored, gray

Words derived from “poomba

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo-Every word from Latin palumbusEvery word from Vulgar Latin palumba
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