Where does “كم” come from?
كم (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish كم, from Persian گم, from Proto-Iranian wi-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
كم (Ottoman Turkish): who
Ancestry of “كم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | كم | — |
| 2 | Persian | گم | lost; missing |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | wi- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |