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Where does “kumbā” come from?

kumbā (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kumbʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European keu- — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.

kumbā (Proto-Celtic): valley

Definitions

  1. valley

Ancestry of “kumbā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankumbʰo-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeu-bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright

Words derived from “kumbā”

  • coming
  • forthcoming
  • comb
  • upcoming
  • oncoming
  • combing
  • shortcoming
  • cwm
  • currycomb
  • coaming
  • cockscomb
  • unforthcoming
  • outcoming
  • coomb
  • comblike
  • recomb
  • combover
  • uncombable
  • combless
  • backcomb
  • combability
  • forthcomingness
  • combeth
  • combable
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