Where does “chambouryow” come from?
chambouryow (Cornish) comes from Cornish chambour, from English chamber, from Middle English chambre, from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.
chambouryow (Cornish): plural of chambour
Ancestry of “chambouryow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cornish | chambour | chamber, bedroom |
| 2 | English | chamber | A room or set of rooms, "particularly"; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | chambre | room; chamber; Alternative form of caumber |
| 4 | Old French | chambre | room; chamber; bedroom, sleeping quarters |
| 5 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |