Where does “zitkamer” come from?
zitkamer (English) comes from Afrikaans sitkamer, from Dutch zitkamer, from Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch cāmere, from Old Dutch kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā- — to bend, to curve.
Ancestry of “zitkamer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | sitkamer | sitting room |
| 2 | Dutch | zitkamer | a parlour, salon or sitting room |
| 3 | Dutch | kamer | A room, physical chamber in a building; A... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cāmere | room, barn, house |
| 5 | Old Dutch | kamara | — |
| 6 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |