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Where does “kometa” come from?

kometa (Azerbaijani) comes from Russian коме́та, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

kometa (Azerbaijani): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “kometa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкоме́та—
2Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
3Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
4Latinκομεωto care for
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