Where does “tumas” come from?
tumas (Tok Pisin) comes from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא, from Aramaic תאמא — twin, double; Gemini.
tumas (Tok Pisin): too much; very much
Ancestry of “tumas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Thōmās | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Θωμᾶς | — |
| 3 | Aramaic | תאומא | twin; Thomas |
| 4 | Aramaic | תאמא | twin, double; Gemini |