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Where does “בימה” come from?

בימה (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew בִּימָה, from Ancient Greek βῆμα, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷā́mə.

בימה (Yiddish): bima

Definitions

  1. bima

Ancestry of “בימה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבִּימָה—
2Ancient Greekβῆμαa step, pace, footfall, gait; raised place or...
3Proto-Hellenic*gʷā́mə—
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