Where does “kamjaçana” come from?

kamjaçana (Swedish) comes from Swedish kam, from Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.

kamjaçana (Swedish): comb-crested jacana, (Irediparra gallinacea)

Definitions

  1. comb-crested jacana, (Irediparra gallinacea)

Ancestry of “kamjaçana”, step by step

kamjaçana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkama comb for grooming hair; a comb, a fleshy growth...
2Old Swedishkambercomb
3Old Norsekambrcomb
4LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
5Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
6Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
7Proto-Iraniankamárati
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Swedish jaçana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjaçana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratiEvery word from Proto-Iranian kamárati