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
Ancestry of “کَمَر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | کمر | — |
| 2 | Pahlavi | kamar | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱam- | part of a harness; cover, clothes |