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Where does “Fooma” come from?

Fooma (Skolt Sami) comes from Russian Фома́, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא, from Aramaic תאמא — twin, double; Gemini.

Ancestry of “Fooma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianФома́—
2Ancient GreekΘωμᾶς—
3Aramaicתאומאtwin; Thomas
4Aramaicתאמאtwin, double; Gemini
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