Where does “camca” come from?

camca (Malay) comes from Hindi चमचा, from Classical Persian چَمْچَه, from Proto-Turkic kamïč.

camca (Malay): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “camca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचमचाyesman, sycophant; Alternative form of चम्मच
2Classical Persianچَمْچَه—
3Proto-Turkickamïč—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kamïč →Every word from Classical Persian چَمْچَه →Every word from Hindi चमचा →