Where does “Kamal” come from?

Kamal comes from Arabic كَمَال, derived from Sanskrit कमल, originally meaning lotus.

Kamal (English): A navigation device, known to the Arabs and Chinese of the ancient world, consisting of a wooden card and knotted string

Definitions

  1. A navigation device, known to the Arabs and Chinese of the ancient world, consisting of a wooden card and knotted string

Ancestry of “Kamal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَمَالperfection, maturity; fullness, perfection
Every word from Arabic كَمَال