Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *kamp-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: crooked; to bend

Old Indian: kampate `to tremble, shake'; kumpa- `crooked-armed' (L.)

Old Greek: kámptō, aor. kámpsai̯, pass. kamphthē̂nai̯, pf. pass. kekámphthai̯ `biegen, beugen, krümmen', kampǟ́ `Biegung', peri-kámptǟ-s `tergiversator (Gloss.), kampǘlo- `gebogen, krumm'

Baltic: *kam̃p-a-, -ia- c., *kam̂p-ā̂ f., *kum̂p-ā̂ f., kum̃p-a- adj.

Germanic: *xámf-a- adj.

Latin: campus, -ī m. `Feld, Blachfeld, Ebene, freier Platz'

Russ. meaning: кривой; сгибать(ся)

References: WP I 350 f

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *kam̃p-a-, -ia- c., *kam̂p-ā̂ f., *kum̂p-ā̂ f., kum̃p-a- adj.

Meaning: bent; hook

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: kam̃pas `Winkel, Ecke, Kante, verborgener Ort, Landstrich, Brotrinde, Krummholz am Kummet', kámpa `Rundung, Bogen, hölzernes Polster am Schlitten, in das die Rungen gesteckt werden'; kùmpa `Verdickung, Anschwellung, Auswuchs, Knorren', kum̃pa- `gekrümmt, krumm'

Lettish: kàmpis² `Krummholz; Kesselhaken (in der Rätselsprache); Fischgerät mit einem Haken am Ende; Haken am Brunnenschwengel'; kùmpt (-pstu, -pu) `krumm werden, verwachsen, verschrumpfen'

Old Prussian: kumpint `verrücken, hindern' K III, 69:6 etc., etkūmps adv. `wieder(um)' K III 39:29 etc.

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *xámfa-

Meaning: maimed

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *hamf-s (a) `maimed'

Old Saxon: hāf `verstümmelt, gelähmt'

Old High German: hamf `verstümmelt, gelähmt'

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *kamṗV

Meaning: to bend

Indo-European: *kamp-

Altaic: *kamp`o

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *kamp`o

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to fold, close

Russian meaning: складывать, закрывать

Mongolian: *kamki-

Tungus-Manchu: *kamp-

Korean: *kắm-

Comments: -p- in TM is not easily explained as a suffix, so we prefer rather to reconstruct an original consonant cluster here.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *kamki-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to close, shut

Russian meaning: закрывать

Written Mongolian: qamki- (L 924)

Khalkha: xamxi-

Kalmuck: xamxī- (СЯОС)

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kamp-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to fold, bend 2 to press

Russian meaning: 1 складывать, сгибать 2 сжимать

Evenki: kamnī- 2

Negidal: kampị- 1, 2

Literary Manchu: qamni- 2

Ulcha: qampụ- 1

Nanai: qampị- 1

Udighe: qampi- 1

Comments: ТМС 1, 370, 371. The variant *kamnī- has probably arisen from *kamp(i)-nī- and has secondarily merged with TM *kamnī 'ravine' ( the latter should be perhaps compared with Mong. kaŋgil 'bald hills').

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *kắm-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to close (eyes)

Russian meaning: закрывать (глаза)

Modern Korean: kām-

Middle Korean: kắm-

Comments: Nam 23, KED 50.

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