Where does “κοιμάμαι” come from?
κοιμάμαι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κοιμῶμαι, from Ancient Greek κοιμάομαι, from Ancient Greek κοιμάω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
κοιμάμαι (Greek): sleep; die; idle, laze, lounge, loaf
Definitions
- sleep; die; idle, laze, lounge, loaf
Ancestry of “κοιμάμαι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | κοιμῶμαι | to lie down to sleep |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κοιμάομαι | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κοιμάω | put to sleep, lull; to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |