bwm

See also: BWM

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐏏 (BU /⁠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
  • Persian: بوم (bum)
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