Etymology Explorer › Proto-Iranian

Where does “kamárati” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kamárati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “kamárati”

  • cummerbund
  • Kummerbund
  • كمر
  • kemer
  • ქამარი
  • कमर
  • कमरबन्द
  • کمر
  • کمربند
  • کمر
  • كمر
  • ???‎
  • kml
  • kamarā-
  • کَمَر
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →