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Where does “کَمَر” come from?

کَمَر (Kashmiri) comes from Classical Persian کمر, from Pahlavi kamar, from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- — part of a harness; cover, clothes.

کَمَر (Kashmiri): waist

Definitions

  1. waist

Ancestry of “کَمَر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکمر—
2Pahlavikamar—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱam-part of a harness; cover, clothes
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