Where does “koma” come from?
koma (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse koma, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
koma (Norwegian Nynorsk): a coma; come; koma til
Ancestry of “koma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | koma | to come, arrive |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “koma”