English
Kama
Kama comes from Russian Ка́ма.
- RussianmodernКа́ма
- Englishearliest quotation 1979Kama
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- RussianmodernКа́ма
- Englishearliest quotation 1979Kama
Earliest quotation: 1979, Editorial: Limiting System Exports: “It was led by Sen. Henry Javkson (D-Wash.), who…”
Every English word from Russian Ка́ма
Another origin of Kama
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂-‘to desire, wish’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kóh₂mos‘desire’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*káHmas‘desire’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकामkā́ma‘love’
- EnglishtodayKama
Another origin of Kama
- Hindic. 1500–presentकामkām
- EnglishtodayKama
Today it means
name A major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Russian Ка́ма / Kama