Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “kumbʰéh₂-”
60 words across 15 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European kumbʰéh₂- — including coming, forthcoming, comb, upcoming, oncoming, combing, shortcoming, cwm.
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English (37)
- coming
- forthcoming
- comb
- upcoming
- oncoming
- combing
- shortcoming
- cwm
- currycomb
- coaming
- cockscomb
- unforthcoming
- outcoming
- coomb
- comblike
- kumbha
- recomb
- combover
- uncombable
- combless
- backcomb
- combability
- forthcomingness
- combable
- combeth
- forthcomingly
- offcoming
- combfish
- combwise
- unforthcomingly
- combjelly
- gaincoming
- intercoming
- combest
- bicombing
- microcomb
- combe