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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

Definitions

  1. too much; very much

Ancestry of “tumas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinThōmās—
2Ancient GreekΘωμᾶς—
3Aramaicתאומאtwin; Thomas
4Aramaicתאמאtwin, double; Gemini
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