Where does “Carmen” come from?

Carmen (Spanish) comes from Spanish carmen, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

Ancestry of “Carmen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	carmen	A type of house in Granada
2	Latin	carmen	song, tune; poem, poetry , verse; incantation,...
3	Proto-Indo-European	kan-	to sing; hemp

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