Where does “խամոն” come from?

խամոն (Armenian) comes from Russian хамон, from Spanish jamón, from French jambon, from French jambe, from Old French jambe, from Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek κάμπη, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.

խամոն (Armenian): jamon

Definitions

  1. jamon

Ancestry of “խամոն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхамонjamon
2Spanishjamónham; ham, gammon
3Frenchjambonham
4Frenchjambeleg
5Old Frenchjambeleg
6Late Latingambahorse's hock; hoof; leg
7Ancient Greekκάμπηcaterpillar; silkworm; an eruciform ornament
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-Every word from Ancient Greek κάμπη