Where does “کمر بند” come from?
کمر بند (Urdu) comes from Persian کمربند, from Persian کمر, from Pahlavi 𐫞𐫖𐫡, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
کمر بند (Urdu): belt, waistband
Ancestry of “کمر بند”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | کمربند | belt |
| 2 | Persian | کمر | waist; girdle, belt; the middle of a mountain |
| 3 | Pahlavi | 𐫞𐫖𐫡 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |