Where does “தூம்பா” come from?

தூம்பா (Tamil) comes from French tombeau, from Middle French tumbeau, from Old French tumbel, from Old French tumbe, from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

தூம்பா (Tamil): bier

Definitions

  1. bier

Ancestry of “தூம்பா”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtombeautomb
2Middle Frenchtumbeautomb
3Old Frenchtumbel
4Old Frenchtumbetomb
5Latintumbatomb
6Ancient Greekτύμβοςfuneral mound, tomb, grave
7Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm-Every word from Ancient Greek τύμβος