Where does “camjar” come from?

camjar (Old Occitan) comes from Late Latin cambio, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

camjar (Old Occitan): to change

Definitions

  1. to change

Ancestry of “camjar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatincambioI exchange, barter
2Gaulishcambionchange
3Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Gaulish cambion →