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Where does “Bombay” come from?
Bombay (Spanish) comes from Portuguese Bombaim, from Marathi मुंबादेवी — goddess Mumba.
Ancestry of “Bombay”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Portuguese
Bombaim
Bombay cat breed
2
Marathi
मुंबादेवी
goddess Mumba
Words derived from “Bombay”
Bombay
bombay
Bombay
sibuyas bombay
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