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Where does “κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ” come from?

κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ (Ancient Greek): Anything with an arched cover such as a covered...

Definitions

  1. Anything with an arched cover such as a covered...

Ancestry of “κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
2Proto-Iraniankamárati—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ”

  • chamber
  • camera
  • comrade
  • cam
  • chum
  • camaraderie
  • comradeship
  • chamberlain
  • cameraman
  • antechamber
  • chambermaid
  • chambered
  • camshaft
  • camber
  • chummy
  • webcam
  • comradely
  • cham
  • camerawork
  • cambered
  • chambering
  • camarilla
  • Steadicam
  • comradery
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