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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankamarchamber, room; moon
2MalaykamarA room or chamber
3DutchkamerA room, physical chamber in a building; A...
4Middle Dutchcāmereroom, barn, house
5Old Dutchkamara
6LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
7Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
8Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
9Proto-Iraniankamárati
10Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
11Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Indonesian mandi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmandito shower; to bathe clean oneself using water
2Indonesiandingincold
3Malaydingincold
4Classical Malaydingin
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*diŋin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-