Etymology

komi

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Today it means: A member of an ethnic group chiefly consisting of Komi speakers and descendants of Komi speakers who don't speak the language. Full definition →

Japanese こみ
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komi · noun1

  1. Japanese · borrowed fromこみ
  2. English todaykomi

Borrowed from Japanese こみ (komi).

Komi · proper noun, noun2

  1. Russian · derived fromкоми
  2. English todayKomi

An endonym, used by the Finno-Permic Komi people to refer to themselves, probably through Russian коми (komi). See Komi-Zyrian коми (komi) for further etymology.

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