Where does “ქამარი” come from?

ქამარი (Georgian) comes 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.

ქამარი (Georgian): belt, cummerbund, thong, waistband

Definitions

  1. belt, cummerbund, thong, waistband

Ancestry of “ქამარი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمرwaist; girdle, belt; the middle of a mountain
2Pahlavi𐫞𐫖𐫡—
3Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
4Proto-Iraniankamárati—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati →Every word from Proto-Iranian kamárati →