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Where does “*plūmā” come from?

*plūmā (Proto-Germanic) comes from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

Ancestry of “*plūmā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprūnum—
2Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
3Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit
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