Where does “komku” come from?
komku (Malay) comes from Malay komik, from Dutch komiek, from French comique, from Middle French comique, from Latin cōmicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός, from Ancient Greek κῶμος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómso- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
komku (Malay): A type of illustration which has story and...
Definitions
- A type of illustration which has story and...
Ancestry of “komku”, step by step
komku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay komik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | komik | comic; comic, a story composed of cartoon images... |
| 2 | Dutch | komiek | comical, funny |
| 3 | French | comique | comic; comedy; clown |
| 4 | Middle French | comique | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōmicus | comic; comedy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κωμικός | comic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κῶμος | festival, procession, revel, carousal; The band... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱómso- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
via Malay buku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | buku | book; a lumpy joint; a small block of something |
| 2 | Dutch | boek | book; omasum |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | boec | book; book, tome, volume |
| 4 | Old Dutch | buok | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bōk | inscribed billet, letter; book |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |