Where does “kâm” come from?

kâm (Khalaj) comes from Persian کام, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭬𐭪, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶, from Proto-Iranian káHmah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

kâm (Khalaj): palate

Definitions

  1. palate

Ancestry of “kâm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکامdesire, wish; design, intention, pursuit; aim,...
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭬𐭪wish
3Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎶wish; desire
4Proto-IraniankáHmahwish, desire
5Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas →