Where does “কামিজ” come from?
কামিজ (Bengali) comes from Hindi क़मीज़, from Sindhi قمیص, from Arabic قَمِيص, from Latin camisia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
কামিজ (Bengali): a shirt
Ancestry of “কামিজ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | क़मीज़ | shirt |
| 2 | Sindhi | قمیص | — |
| 3 | Arabic | قَمِيص | — |
| 4 | Latin | camisia | shirt; nightgown; alb |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamiþi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hamō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |