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