Where does “حام” come from?

حام (Arabic) comes from Arabic حمى, from Arabic أَحْمَى.

حام (Arabic): extremely hot

Definitions

  1. extremely hot

Ancestry of “حام”, step by step

حام traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic حمى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحمىto protect; to shelter; fever
2Arabicأَحْمَى

via Biblical Hebrew חָם

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewחָם
Every word from Arabic أَحْمَىEvery word from Arabic حمى