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

  1. land, soil; owl; Spoken form of بام

Ancestry of “بوم”, step by step

بوم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐭡𐭥𐭬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭡𐭥𐭬—
2Old Persian𐏏earth
3Proto-IranianbúHmiš—
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHmišearth, land
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Arabic بُوم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبُوم—
2Sanskritभूमिearth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;...

Words derived from “بوم”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš →Every word from Proto-Iranian búHmiš →