Etymology

Tosk variant of Gheg kâmb, from Proto-Albanian *kam(b)ā, from Proto-Indo-European *kam-p 'to bend'. Compare Ancient Greek κάμπτω ‎(kámptō, “curve, bend”), Sanskrit कम्पते ‎(kampate, “trembles”), Latin campus ‎(“field”), Lithuanian kam̃pas ‎(“point, edge, angle”), Old High German hamf ‎(“lame”). Not related to Latin gamba.