Where does “بمباری” come from?
بمباری (Urdu) comes from Persian باری, from Persian بار, from French bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi.
بمباری (Urdu): bombing, bombardment
Definitions
- bombing, bombardment
Ancestry of “بمباری”, step by step
بمباری traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian باری
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | باری | anyhow; well, so |
| 2 | Persian | بار | present stem form of باریدن; burden, load,... |
| 3 | French | bar | A bar; A bass |
| 4 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 5 | German | bär | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 7 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Urdu بم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | بم | bomb |
| 2 | English | bomb | An explosive device used or intended as a weapon;... |
| 3 | French | bombé | rounded, convex; past participle of bomber |
| 4 | Italian | bomba | bomb |
| 5 | Italian | bombo | bumblebee; buzzing |
| 6 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |