Where does “kosma” come from?
kosma (Esperanto) comes from Latin Cosmas, from Ancient Greek Κοσμᾶς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.
kosma (Esperanto): cosmic
Definitions
- cosmic
Ancestry of “kosma”, step by step
kosma traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Cosmas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Cosmas | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Κοσμᾶς | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 5 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 8 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 9 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via Proto-Slavic kosmъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kosmъ | lock, tuft of hair |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kosà | hair |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *kāˀsā́ˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
via Esperanto kosmo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kosmo | cosmos; space, outer space |