Where does “Kyma” come from?

Kyma (German) comes from Ancient Greek κῦμα, from Proto-Hellenic kūmə, from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

Kyma (German): cyma

Definitions

  1. cyma

Ancestry of “Kyma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκῦμαswell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo
2Proto-Hellenickūməswell, wave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱúh₁mn̥—
4Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kūmə →