Where does “komaj” come from?

komaj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old High German kūmo, from Proto-Germanic kūmijaz, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

komaj (Serbo-Croatian): barely, hardly; only

Definitions

  1. barely, hardly; only

Ancestry of “komaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankūmotender, dainty, weak
2Proto-Germanickūmijazweak, pitiful, frail
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kūmijaz →Every word from Old High German kūmo →
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