Where does “دخن” come from?

دخن (Arabic) comes from Aramaic דּוֹחַן, from Akkadian 𒌅𒄴𒉡, from Proto-Semitic ṭaḥan- — to grind, to crush.

دخن (Arabic): to smoke; to be smokey; smoke, damp

Definitions

  1. to smoke; to be smokey; smoke, damp

Ancestry of “دخن”, step by step

دخن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic דּוֹחַן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicדּוֹחַןmillet
2Akkadian𒌅𒄴𒉡—
3Proto-Semiticṭaḥan-to grind, to crush

via Arabic دُخَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدُخَانsmoke

Words derived from “دخن”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ṭaḥan- →Every word from Akkadian 𒌅𒄴𒉡 →Every word from Aramaic דּוֹחַן →