Where does “حمام” come from?

حمام (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic *šawmān- — dove.

حمام (Arabic): bath, bathroom; bathhouse, spa; watering hole

Definitions

  1. bath, bathroom; bathhouse, spa; watering hole

Ancestry of “حمام”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*šawmān-dove
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šawmān-
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