Where does “komi” come from?

komi (English) comes from Russian Ко́ми, from Komi-Zyrian коми, from Komi-Zyrian *ком.

komi (English): Bonus points given to the white player to...

Definitions

  1. Bonus points given to the white player to...

Ancestry of “komi”, step by step

komi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian Ко́ми

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianКо́миa Komi, a Zyrian
2Komi-ZyrianкомиKomi person
3Komi-Zyrian*ком—

via Japanese こみ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseこみkomi: points given to White as compensation for moving second

Words derived from “komi”

Every word from Komi-Zyrian *ком →Every word from Komi-Zyrian коми →Every word from Russian Ко́ми →