Where does “استعمر” come from?

استعمر (Arabic) comes from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

استعمر (Arabic): to settle, to colonize

Definitions

  1. to settle, to colonize

Ancestry of “استعمر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
2Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →