Etymology

kamees

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Today it means: A long, loose shirt or blouse worn in some South Asian and Islamic countries. Full definition →

Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ) ← Latin camisiabor.? ← Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi
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  1. Proto-Germanic*hamô
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hamō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hamiþi
  4. Latincamisiabor.?
  5. Arabicقَمِيص (qamīṣ)
  6. English todaykamees

Borrowed from Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ). Doublet of chemise.

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