Where does “bumba” come from?
bumba (Tausug) comes from Malay bomba, from Portuguese Bomba, from French pompe, from Latin pompa, from Ancient Greek πομπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
bumba (Tausug): pump
Definitions
- pump
Ancestry of “bumba”, step by step
bumba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay bomba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | bomba | firefighter, fire brigade; pump |
| 2 | Portuguese | Bomba | bomb |
| 3 | French | pompe | pump; push-up; Style of strumming, used... |
| 4 | Latin | pompa | procession, parade; pomp |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πομπή | a sending; a solemn procession; pomp |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Spanish bomba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bomba | bomb; pump; adjustable metal slide used to tune... |