Where does “камара” come from?
камара (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قامره, from Italian camera, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
камара (Bulgarian): a chamber of a legislative body
Definitions
- a chamber of a legislative body
Ancestry of “камара”, step by step
камара traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قامره
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قامره | cabin |
| 2 | Italian | camera | room; chamber; bedroom; assembly, parliament |
| 3 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Old Church Slavonic камара
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | камара | — |