Where does “comba” come from?

comba (Italian) comes from Gaulish cumba, from Proto-Celtic kumbā, from Proto-Indo-European kumbʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European keu- — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.

comba (Italian): coombe, combe

Definitions

  1. coombe, combe

Ancestry of “comba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishcumba—
2Proto-Celtickumbāvalley
3Proto-Indo-Europeankumbʰo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeu-bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright

Words derived from “comba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kumbʰo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kumbā →