Where does “Cambay” come from?

Cambay (English) comes from Gujarati ખંભાત, from Sanskrit स्कम्भावती, from Sanskrit स्कम्भ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian skambʰás, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

Cambay (English): A princely state during the British Raj in India

Definitions

  1. A princely state during the British Raj in India

Ancestry of “Cambay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiખંભાત
2Sanskritस्कम्भावतीA place in Gujarat; Cambay
3Sanskritस्कम्भprop, pillar, support; tower
4Proto-Indo-Iranianskambʰáspillar, support
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “Cambay

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian skambʰásEvery word from Sanskrit स्कम्भ