Where does “snjókoma” come from?

snjókoma (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic snjór, from Old Norse snær, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snjókoma (Icelandic): snowfall

Definitions

  1. snowfall

Ancestry of “snjókoma”, step by step

snjókoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic snjór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsnjórsnow
2Old Norsesnærsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Icelandic koma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickomato come; to arrive; arrival
2Old Norsekomato come, arrive
3Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →
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