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Where does “кімната” come from?

кімната (Ukrainian) comes from Polish komnata, from Middle High German chomenate, from Latin camināta, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.

кімната (Ukrainian): room

Definitions

  1. room

Ancestry of “кімната”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkomnatachamber
2Middle High Germanchomenate—
3Latincamināta—
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
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