Where does “コンマ” come from?
コンマ (Japanese) comes from English comma, from German Komma, from Spanish coma, 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,...
コンマ (Japanese): Western comma
Ancestry of “コンマ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | comma | The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set... |
| 2 | German | Komma | comma |
| 3 | Spanish | coma | comma; misericord; section |
| 4 | Latin | comma | a caesura |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόμμα | a stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόπτω | strike; cut; shake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |