Where does “कामदुह्” come from?

कामदुह् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

कामदुह् (Sanskrit): granting wishes

Definitions

  1. granting wishes

Ancestry of “कामदुह्”, step by step

कामदुह् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit काम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकामwish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of...
2Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Sanskrit दुह्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुह्to milk, milk out, squeeze out, extract
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*dʰawgʰ-to milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas →