Where does “dâmb” come from?
dâmb (Romanian) comes from Hungarian domb, from Old Polish dąb, from Proto-Slavic dǫbъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰanw-.
dâmb (Romanian): knoll
Ancestry of “dâmb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | domb | hill, mound, hump |
| 2 | Old Polish | dąb | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dǫbъ | oak tree; oak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰanw- | — |