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The German word "Komma" is a noun meaning "comma" (the punctuation mark ","). It refers to the symbol used to separate parts of a sentence, numbers, or listed elements.

The word itself doesn't have smaller parts aside from its root "Komma", historically derived from Greek κόμμα (kómma, fragment), adopted into German.

Similar words:

• "Punkt" (period/full stop)
• "Strichpunkt" (semicolon)
• "Doppelpunkt" (colon)

Difference:
"Komma" specifically indicates the comma punctuation mark, primarily used to separate sentence elements; the others serve different punctuation roles (full stop ends a sentence, semicolon separates closely related clauses, colon introduces lists or explanations).