Where does “Kamala” come from?
Kamala (Hawaiian) comes from English Tamara, from Russian Тама́ра, from Hebrew תמר, from Aramaic תמרא — eyelid; dates; date palms.
Ancestry of “Kamala”, step by step
Kamala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tamara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tamara | regularly used in English since the mid-twentieth century |
| 2 | Russian | Тама́ра | Tango (T in the ICAO spelling alphabet) |
| 3 | Hebrew | תמר | date; date palm, palm tree in general |
| 4 | Aramaic | תמרא | eyelid; dates; date palms |
via Hawaiian Tamara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | Tamara | Tamar |