Where does “Momala” come from?
Momala (English) comes from English Kamala, from Thai กมลา, from Pali kamala, from Sanskrit कमल, from Sanskrit कम्, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s — to desire, wish.
Ancestry of “Momala”, step by step
Momala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Kamala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Kamala | An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi |
| 2 | Thai | กมลา | — |
| 3 | Pali | kamala | lotus |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कमल | a lotus, lotus-flower; pale-red, rose-coloured;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |