Where does “gem” come from?

gem (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كم, from Old Anatolian Turkish كم, from Persian گم, from Proto-Iranian wi-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

gem (Turkish): rein

Definitions

  1. rein

Ancestry of “gem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكمwho
2Old Anatolian Turkishكمthat
3Persianگمlost; missing
4Proto-Iranianwi-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Iranian wi- →Every word from Persian گم →