Where does “कमरा” come from?
कमरा (Hindi) comes from Portuguese Câmara, from Old Portuguese camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
कमरा (Hindi): room
Definitions
- room
Ancestry of “कमरा”, step by step
कमरा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Câmara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Câmara | chamber |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | camara | room, chamber |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |