Where does “Kobane” come from?
Kobane (English) comes from Northern Kurdish Kobanê, from German Kompanie, from French compagnie, from Italian compagnia, from Italian compagna, from Italian compagno, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Kobane (English): A city in Kurdistan of Syria
Definitions
- A city in Kurdistan of Syria
Ancestry of “Kobane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | Kobanê | — |
| 2 | German | Kompanie | company |
| 3 | French | compagnie | company |
| 4 | Italian | compagnia | company, companionship, fellowship, society,... |
| 5 | Italian | compagna | feminine singular of compagno; female equivalent... |
| 6 | Italian | compagno | alike, like, similar, the same; mate, companion,... |
| 7 | Latin | compāniō | comrade |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |