Where does “קומי” come from?
קומי (Hebrew) comes from German komisch, from German -isch, from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
קומי (Hebrew): comic, comedic, comical relating to comedy
Definitions
- comic, comedic, comical relating to comedy
Ancestry of “קומי”, step by step
קומי traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German komisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | komisch | funny; peculiar; weird, strange, bizarre |
| 2 | German | -isch | an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |