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Where does “καμπούρα” come from?

καμπούρα (Greek) comes from Greek καμπούρης, from Turkish kambur, from Ancient Greek καμπύλος, from Ancient Greek κάμπτω, from Proto-Hellenic *kámptō.

καμπούρα (Greek): hump, hunch; hump; hunchback, humpback

Definitions

  1. hump, hunch; hump; hunchback, humpback

Ancestry of “καμπούρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαμπούρηςhunchback, humpback
2Turkishkamburhump
3Ancient Greekκαμπύλοςbent, curved
4Ancient GreekκάμπτωI bend, curve; I turn; I double
5Proto-Hellenic*kámptō—
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