Where does “Камасутра” come from?
Камасутра (Russian) comes from Sanskrit कामसूत्र, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.
Ancestry of “Камасутра”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कामसूत्र | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |