Where does “kamyon” come from?

kamyon (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قامیون, from French camion, from French chemin, from Middle French chemin, from Old French chemin, from Latin cammīnus, from Gaulish unknown, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.

kamyon (Turkish): truck, lorry

Definitions

  1. truck, lorry

Ancestry of “kamyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقامیون
2Frenchcamionlorry (UK); truck (US)
3Frenchcheminpath, way; road
4Middle Frenchcheminpath; way
5Old Frenchcheminroute; way
6Latincammīnusway
7Gaulishunknown
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingosEvery word from Gaulish unknownEvery word from Latin cammīnus
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