Where does “kamatos kamat” come from?

kamatos kamat (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kamat, from Serbo-Croatian kȁmata, from Ancient Greek κάματος — toil, trouble; weariness, exhaustion, fatigue,...

kamatos kamat (Hungarian): compound interest

Definitions

  1. compound interest

Ancestry of “kamatos kamat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankamatinterest
2Serbo-Croatiankȁmatainterest
3Ancient Greekκάματοςtoil, trouble; weariness, exhaustion, fatigue,...
Every word from Ancient Greek κάματοςEvery word from Serbo-Croatian kȁmataEvery word from Hungarian kamat