Where does “kamu” come from?
kamu (Finnish) comes from Yiddish kamraati, from Swedish kamrat, from German Kamerad, from Dutch kameraad, from French camarade, from Italian camerata, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara — to bend, to curve.
kamu (Finnish): a pal
Definitions
- a pal
Ancestry of “kamu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | kamraati | — |
| 2 | Swedish | kamrat | friend; mate, companion; comrade; fellow... |
| 3 | German | Kamerad | comrade, a fellow soldier; comrade, a fellow, a... |
| 4 | Dutch | kameraad | comrade |
| 5 | French | camarade | Buddy, mate; Comrade |
| 6 | Italian | camerata | dormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or... |
| 7 | Spanish | camarada | comrade |
| 8 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 9 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 11 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 14 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |