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

Definitions

  1. a coma; come; koma til

Ancestry of “koma”, step by step

koma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse koma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekomato come, arrive
2Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Ancient Greek κῶμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκῶμαdeep sleep; lethargy; coma
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱumbʰ-—

Words derived from “koma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →