Where does “bombacı” come from?

bombacı (Turkish) comes from Turkish bomba, from Ottoman Turkish بومبا, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bombacı (Turkish): bomber

Definitions

  1. bomber

Ancestry of “bombacı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbombabomb
2Ottoman Turkishبومبا—
3Italianbombabomb
4Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
5LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
6Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Words derived from “bombacı”

Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →Every word from Latin bombus →Every word from Italian bombo →