Where does “چوما” come from?

چوما (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Romanian ciumă, from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα, from Proto-Hellenic kūmə, from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

چوما (Ottoman Turkish): plague disease caused by Yersinia pestis

Definitions

  1. plague disease caused by Yersinia pestis

Ancestry of “چوما”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianciumăplague, pest, pestilence
2Latincȳmayoung sprout or spring shoot of cabbage
3Ancient Greekκῦμαswell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo
4Proto-Hellenickūməswell, wave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱúh₁mn̥—
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “چوما”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kūmə →