bwm

See also: BWM

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐏏 (būmiš), from Proto-Iranian *búHmiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰúHmiš (compare Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi, “earth, soil, land”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to be”).

Noun

bwm • (būm)

  1. earth, land
  2. country

Synonyms
  • (earth): zmyk' (zamīg)
  • (country): štl' (šahr)

Descendants
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