Where does “kamar mandi” come from?
kamar mandi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kamar, from Malay kamar, from Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch cāmere, from Old Dutch kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā- — to bend, to curve.
kamar mandi (Indonesian): bathroom: a room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet
Definitions
- bathroom: a room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet
Ancestry of “kamar mandi”, step by step
kamar mandi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian kamar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kamar | chamber, room; moon |
| 2 | Malay | kamar | A room or chamber |
| 3 | Dutch | kamer | A room, physical chamber in a building; A... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cāmere | room, barn, house |
| 5 | Old Dutch | kamara | — |
| 6 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |