Where does “क़मीज़” come from?
क़मीज़ (Hindi) comes from Sindhi قمیص, from Arabic قَمِيص, from Latin camisia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
क़मीज़ (Hindi): shirt
Ancestry of “क़मीज़”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sindhi | قمیص | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قَمِيص | — |
| 3 | Latin | camisia | shirt; nightgown; alb |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamiþi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hamō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |