Where does “بوم” come from?
بوم (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭥𐭬, from Old Persian 𐏏, from Proto-Iranian búHmiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
بوم (Persian): land, soil; owl; Spoken form of بام
Definitions
- land, soil; owl; Spoken form of بام
Ancestry of “بوم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭥𐭬 | — |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐏏 | earth |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | búHmiš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰúHmiš | earth, land |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |