Where does “cămin” come from?

cămin (Romanian) comes from Ukrainian камінь, from Old East Slavic камень, from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

cămin (Romanian): fireplace, hearth

Definitions

  1. fireplace, hearth

Ancestry of “cămin”, step by step

cămin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian камінь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкаміньstone, pebble; stone
2Old East Slavicкамень—
3Proto-Slavickamystone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Latin camīnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincamīnusfireplace
2Ancient Greekκάμινοςoven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room

Words derived from “cămin”

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