Where does “کمردرد” come from?

کمردرد (Persian) 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.

کمردرد (Persian): lower back pain

Definitions

  1. lower back pain

Ancestry of “کمردرد”, step by step

کمردرد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کمر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکمرwaist; girdle, belt; the middle of a mountain
2Pahlavi𐫞𐫖𐫡—
3Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
4Proto-Iraniankamárati—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Persian درد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدردpain; ache; affliction
2Proto-Iranian*dr̥ti-—
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰṛ-to-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati →Every word from Proto-Iranian kamárati →