Where does “kamel” come from?

kamel (Romani) comes from Old Armenian կամիմ, from Old Armenian կամք, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

kamel (Romani): to love; to want

Definitions

  1. to love; to want

Ancestry of “kamel”, step by step

kamel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian կամիմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկամիմto will, to want, to intend, to mean
2Old Armenianկամքwill, determination, intention, design; wish,...
3Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Sanskrit काम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकामwish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas