Where does “کمر” come from?

کمر (Persian) comes 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.

کمر (Persian): waist; girdle, belt; the middle of a mountain

Definitions

  1. waist; girdle, belt; the middle of a mountain

Ancestry of “کمر”, step by step

کمر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pahlavi 𐫞𐫖𐫡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavi𐫞𐫖𐫡—
2Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
3Proto-Iraniankamárati—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Pahlavi kamar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavikamar—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱam-part of a harness; cover, clothes

Words derived from “کمر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati →Every word from Proto-Iranian kamárati →