Proto-IE: *gAm-/-e-
Meaning: to hold (in hand)
Tokharian: A, B kāmā- (p.p.) 'bear (away), carry (off)' (Adams 371)
Armenian: čim, čem `Zaun', čmlem `drücke, drücke zusammen'
Old Greek: gémō `voll, angefüllt, belastet sein', hom. aor. génto `er fasste, er griff', aor. kypr. apó-geme = áphelke. Kǘprioi. Hsch.; gémos n. `Last', gómo-s m. `Schiffsladung, Fracht, Last'; Salamin. hǘŋ-gemo-s =`завязка, повязка' (= süllabḗ Hsch.)
Other Italic: Umbr gomia, kumiaf `gravidās' (> Lat gumia f. `Schlemmer, Fresser')
Celtic: MIr gemel `Fessel'; Cymr gefyn `Fessel'
Russ. meaning: сжимать в руке, содержать
References: WP I 572 f
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