Where does “əkūmōn” come from?
əkūmōn (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Hellenic ə-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
əkūmōn (Proto-Hellenic): waveless
Ancestry of “əkūmōn”, step by step
əkūmōn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Hellenic ə-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | ə- | un-, not; without, lacking |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Proto-Hellenic kūmə
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | kūmə | swell, wave |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱúh₁mn̥ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |