Where does “makama” come from?
makama (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa kama, from Portuguese cama, from Old Portuguese cama, from Late Latin cama, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.
makama (Chichewa): plural of kama
Definitions
- plural of kama
Ancestry of “makama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chichewa | kama | bed; to milk |
| 2 | Portuguese | cama | bed |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | cama | bed |
| 4 | Late Latin | cama | bed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | the Earth, personified as a goddess |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |