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English word origin

Etymology of Kama

Borrowed from Russian Ка́ма (Káma).

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Source etymology 1

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name

A major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Russian Ка́ма (Káma).

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Source etymology 2

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name

The Hindu god of love, Kamadeva

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Sanskrit काम (kā́ma, “love”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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Source etymology 3

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name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Various origins: * Borrowed from Hindi काम (kām), a typical surname of Andhra Pradesh. * Borrowed from Polish Kama, a surname of unexplained origin. * Borrowed from Turkish Kama, a metonymic occupational surname from kama (“wedge”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mentionकामhi
  • Borrowed-form mentionKamapl
  • Borrowed-form mentionKamatr
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