Where does “koma” come from?

koma (Indonesian) comes from Dutch komma, from French comma, from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα, from Ancient Greek κόπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

koma (Indonesian): comma: The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set off parts of a sentence or between elements of a list

Definitions

  1. comma: The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set off parts of a sentence or between elements of a list

Ancestry of “koma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkommacomma
2Frenchcommathird-person singular past historic of commer
3Latincommaa caesura
4Ancient Greekκόμμαa stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that...
5Ancient Greekκόπτωstrike; cut; shake
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “koma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep-
koma — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer