Where does “کمر” come from?

کمر (Urdu) comes from Kashmiri کَمَر, from Classical Persian کمر, from Pahlavi kamar, from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- — part of a harness; cover, clothes.

کمر (Urdu): waist

Definitions

  1. waist

Ancestry of “کمر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kashmiriکَمَرwaist
2Classical Persianکمر—
3Pahlavikamar—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱam-part of a harness; cover, clothes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- →Every word from Pahlavi kamar →Every word from Classical Persian کمر →