Where does “كمر” come from?
كمر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian کمر, from Pahlavi 𐫞𐫖𐫡, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
كمر (Ottoman Turkish): belt, girdle; arch, arcade, vault, cinter
Definitions
- belt, girdle; arch, arcade, vault, cinter
Ancestry of “كمر”, step by step
كمر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian کمر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | کمر | waist; girdle, belt; the middle of a mountain |
| 2 | Pahlavi | 𐫞𐫖𐫡 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Classical Persian کمر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | کمر | — |