Where does “حمار وحشي” come from?

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

حمار وحشي (Arabic): zebra

Definitions

  1. zebra

Ancestry of “حمار وحشي”, step by step

حمار وحشي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic حِمَار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحِمَارdonkey
2Proto-Semiticḥimār-donkey

via Arabic وَحْشِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَحْشِيّwild, uncivilised, cruel
Every word from Proto-Semitic ḥimār- →Every word from Arabic حِمَار →