Where does “kəmər” come from?

kəmər (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian کمر, from Pahlavi 𐫞𐫖𐫡, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kəmər (Azerbaijani): belt, girdle, band, waistband, cummerbund

Definitions

  1. belt, girdle, band, waistband, cummerbund

Ancestry of “kəmər”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمرwaist; girdle, belt; the middle of a mountain
2Pahlavi𐫞𐫖𐫡—
3Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
4Proto-Iraniankamárati—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati →Every word from Proto-Iranian kamárati →