Talk:ռումբ

Isn't is an onomatopoeia word (like bomb)? Compare, , dial , (all onomatopoeic).--Calak (talk) 12:25, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * If the initial meaning was "bomb", I would agree. But the first meaning is probably "spear" or "javelin". says "". --Vahag (talk) 13:19, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * If it means "spear", so Kurdish rim should be from origin of ռումբ rather than Arabic.--Calak (talk) 15:35, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I looked at the dates of attestation. The meaning "projectile" has an earlier attestation. Another thought: all the older attestations are in the oblique case: /, which can point either to  or . The second may be a back-formation from the oblique case. This needs more research. --Vahag (talk) 16:25, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

, I found a promising Greek proposal by J̌ahukyan. I don't know how the Kurdish fits in this. --Vahag (talk) 17:24, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Southern accents of Central Kurdish (like Ardalānī and Jāfī) have minimum influence from Armenian (for example compare NK tirî, CK tirê but Ardalani, Jafi heŋûr). Since rim is a common word in these accents, we shouldn't take it from Armenian. So borrowing from Arabic is a better explanation.--Calak (talk) 09:30, 8 March 2019 (UTC)