Where does “gambă” come from?

gambă (Romanian) comes from Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek κάμπη, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

gambă (Romanian): leg; calf; shank

Definitions

  1. leg; calf; shank

Ancestry of “gambă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingambahock, shank; leg, thigh
2Ancient Greekκάμπηcaterpillar; silkworm; an eruciform ornament
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →