Where does “कमीज” come from?
कमीज (Nepali) comes from Nepali कमिज, from Hindi क़मीज़, from Sindhi قمیص, from Arabic قَمِيص, from Latin camisia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô — to cover, conceal; hornless.
कमीज (Nepali): Alternative spelling of कमिज
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of कमिज
Ancestry of “कमीज”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Nepali | कमिज | shirt |
| 2 | Hindi | क़मीज़ | shirt |
| 3 | Sindhi | قمیص | — |
| 4 | Arabic | قَمِيص | — |
| 5 | Latin | camisia | shirt; nightgown; alb |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamiþi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hamō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |