Where does “cummerbund” come from?

cummerbund (English) comes from Urdu کمر بند, from Persian کمربند, from Persian کمر, from Pahlavi 𐫞𐫖𐫡, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

cummerbund (English): A broad sash, especially one that is pleated...

Definitions

  1. A broad sash, especially one that is pleated...

Ancestry of “cummerbund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduکمر بندbelt, waistband
2Persianکمربندbelt
3Persianکمرwaist; girdle, belt; the middle of a mountain
4Pahlavi𐫞𐫖𐫡—
5Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
6Proto-Iraniankamárati—
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “cummerbund”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati →Every word from Proto-Iranian kamárati →