Where does “कामदेव” come from?

कामदेव (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.

कामदेव (Sanskrit): Kamadeva

Definitions

  1. Kamadeva

Ancestry of “कामदेव”, step by step

कामदेव 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 देव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “कामदेव”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas →