Where does “cama” come from?

cama (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese cama, from Late Latin cama, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

cama (Galician): bed; platform of a cart; garden plot

Definitions

  1. bed; platform of a cart; garden plot

Ancestry of “cama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecamabed
2Late Latincamabed
3Ancient Greekχαμαίon the earth, near the ground; to the...
4Ancient GreekΧθώνthe Earth, personified as a goddess
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “cama”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →