Where does “kml” come from?
kml (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
kml (Middle Persian): waist; belt, girdle; waist, belt, girdle
Definitions
- waist; belt, girdle; waist, belt, girdle
Ancestry of “kml”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |