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Where does “kamerton” come from?

kamerton (Azerbaijani) comes from Russian камерто́н, from German Kammerton, from German kammer, from Middle High German kamer, from Old High German chamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā- — to bend, to curve.

kamerton (Azerbaijani): tuning fork

Definitions

  1. tuning fork

Ancestry of “kamerton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкамерто́н—
2GermanKammerton—
3Germankammer—
4Middle High Germankamer—
5Old High Germanchamara—
6LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
7Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
8Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
9Proto-Iraniankamárati—
10Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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