Where does “bumb” come from?

bumb (Romanian) comes from Hungarian gömb, from Greek κόμβος, from Ancient Greek κόμβος — roll, band, girth.

bumb (Romanian): button

Definitions

  1. button

Ancestry of “bumb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangömbsphere
2Greekκόμβοςinterchange, hub, circus; knot; node
3Ancient Greekκόμβοςroll, band, girth

Words derived from “bumb”

Every word from Ancient Greek κόμβος →Every word from Greek κόμβος →Every word from Hungarian gömb →