Where does “kamrafibrilláció” come from?

kamrafibrilláció (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kamra, from Hungarian kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kamrafibrilláció (Hungarian): ventricular fibrillation abnormal heart rhythm in which the ventricles of the heart quiver instead of pumping normally

Definitions

  1. ventricular fibrillation abnormal heart rhythm in which the ventricles of the heart quiver instead of pumping normally

Ancestry of “kamrafibrilláció”, step by step

kamrafibrilláció traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kamra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankamrapantry, larder; chamber; ventricle
2Hungariankamarachamber; royal treasury
3LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
4Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
5Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
6Proto-Iraniankamárati
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Hungarian fibrilláció

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfibrillációfibrillation the rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratiEvery word from Proto-Iranian kamárati