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
- waist; girdle, belt; the middle of a mountain
Ancestry of “کمر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pahlavi | 𐫞𐫖𐫡 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |