Where does “አመት” come from?

አመት (Amharic) comes from Ge'ez አመት, from Proto-Semitic *ʔamat- — maid, maidservant.

አመት (Amharic): handmaid, female slave

Definitions

  1. handmaid, female slave

Ancestry of “አመት”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ge'ezአመትhandmaid, female slave
2Proto-Semitic*ʔamat-maid, maidservant
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔamat- →Every word from Ge'ez አመት →