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Where does “𐫞𐫖𐫡” come from?

𐫞𐫖𐫡 (Pahlavi) comes from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

Ancestry of “𐫞𐫖𐫡”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
2Proto-Iraniankamárati—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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