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Where does “حمار” come from?

حمار (Arabic) comes from Arabic حِمَار, from Proto-Semitic ḥimār- — donkey.

حمار (Arabic): donkey, ass; donkey driver

Definitions

  1. donkey, ass; donkey driver

Ancestry of “حمار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحِمَارdonkey
2Proto-Semiticḥimār-donkey
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