Where does “kikomo” come from?
kikomo (Swahili) comes from Swahili koma, from English comma, from German Komma, from Spanish coma, from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα, from Ancient Greek κόπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
kikomo (Swahili): end, limit
Definitions
- end, limit
Ancestry of “kikomo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | koma | stop, cease, come to an end; comma |
| 2 | English | comma | The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set... |
| 3 | German | Komma | comma |
| 4 | Spanish | coma | comma; misericord; section |
| 5 | Latin | comma | a caesura |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόμμα | a stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κόπτω | strike; cut; shake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |