Where does “بوم” come from?

بوم (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian بوم, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭥𐭬, from Old Persian 𐏏, from Proto-Iranian búHmiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

بوم (Urdu): earth, land, soil

Definitions

  1. earth, land, soil

Ancestry of “بوم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبوم—
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭥𐭬—
3Old Persian𐏏earth
4Proto-IranianbúHmiš—
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHmišearth, land
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš →Every word from Proto-Iranian búHmiš →