Where does “κῦμα” come from?

κῦμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic kūmə, from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

κῦμα (Ancient Greek): swell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo

Definitions

  1. swell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo

Ancestry of “κῦμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenickūməswell, wave
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱúh₁mn̥—
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “κῦμα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kūmə →