Where does “caumber” come from?

caumber (Middle English) comes from Latin camur, from Ottoman Turkish چامور, from Old Anatolian Turkish چامور, from Proto-Turkic *čalpmur — mud.

caumber (Middle English): curved

Definitions

  1. curved

Ancestry of “caumber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincamurcurved, bent, crooked
2Ottoman Turkishچامورmud, mire, slush, muck
3Old Anatolian Turkishچامور—
4Proto-Turkic*čalpmurmud
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čalpmur →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish چامور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چامور →