Where does “komma” come from?

komma (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish koma, from Old Norse koma, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

komma (Swedish): to come; to move nearer, to arrive; to orgasm;...

Definitions

  1. to come; to move nearer, to arrive; to orgasm;...

Ancestry of “komma”, step by step

komma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish koma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkomato come; to arrive
2Old Norsekomato come, arrive
3Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Latin comma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincommaa caesura
2Ancient Greekκόμμαa stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that...
3Ancient Greekκόπτωstrike; cut; shake
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “komma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną →