| 1 | Thai | กมลา | — |
| 2 | Pali | kamala | lotus |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कमल | a lotus, lotus-flower; pale-red, rose-coloured;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |