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Where does “kūmə” come from?

kūmə (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱúh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

kūmə (Proto-Hellenic): swell, wave

Definitions

  1. swell, wave

Ancestry of “kūmə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱúh₁mn̥—
2Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “kūmə”

  • cyma
  • cyme
  • cymose
  • cymatium
  • cymatics
  • cymosely
  • cymoid
  • cymometer
  • cyma recta
  • cyma reversa
  • cyma inversa
  • cima
  • cymiferous
  • cymotrichous
  • cymotrichy
  • cymule
  • cymatium
  • cyma
  • cymosus
  • cymula
  • cimas
  • encimar
  • encima
  • cima
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