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Where does “kmet” come from?

kmet (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian kmȅt, from Proto-Slavic kъmetь, from Latin comitem, from Latin comes, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kmet (English): A serf on the Balkan peninsula, especially one...

Definitions

  1. A serf on the Balkan peninsula, especially one...

Ancestry of “kmet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankmȅt—
2Proto-Slavickъmetь—
3Latincomitemaccusative singular of comes
4Latincomesa companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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