Where does “kama” come from?
kama (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu kama, from Portuguese cama, from Old Portuguese cama, from Late Latin cama, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.
kama (Papiamentu): bed
Definitions
- bed
Ancestry of “kama”, step by step
kama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu kama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | kama | bed |
| 2 | Portuguese | cama | bed |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | cama | bed |
| 4 | Late Latin | cama | bed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | the Earth, personified as a goddess |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |