Where does “komadić” come from?
komadić (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian komad, from Ancient Greek κομμάτιον, from Ancient Greek κόμμα, from Ancient Greek κόπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
komadić (Serbo-Croatian): small piece, small part
Ancestry of “komadić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | komad | piece, part; parcel; fragment |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κομμάτιον | small logs; metrical phrase; short clause |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόμμα | a stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόπτω | strike; cut; shake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |