Where does “камбур” come from?

камбур (Bulgarian) comes from Turkish kambur, from Ancient Greek καμπύλος, from Ancient Greek κάμπτω, from Proto-Hellenic *kámptō.

камбур (Bulgarian): huckle-backed, humped

Definitions

  1. huckle-backed, humped

Ancestry of “камбур”, step by step

камбур traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kambur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkamburhump
2Ancient Greekκαμπύλοςbent, curved
3Ancient GreekκάμπτωI bend, curve; I turn; I double
4Proto-Hellenic*kámptō—

via Ottoman Turkish قامبور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقامبورhump
2Ancient Greekκᾰμπῠ́λοςbent, curved
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kámptō →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek καμπύλος →