Where does “tumba” come from?

tumba (Tagalog) comes from Spanish tumba, from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tumba (Tagalog): fallen down from an upright position

Definitions

  1. fallen down from an upright position

Ancestry of “tumba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtumbagrave, tomb
2Latintumbatomb
3Ancient Greekτύμβοςfuneral mound, tomb, grave
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tumba

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-