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Where does “دم” come from?

دم (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- — blood.

دم (Arabic): to coat, to smear; to paint, to daub, to dye, to...

Definitions

  1. to coat, to smear; to paint, to daub, to dye, to...

Ancestry of “دم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticdam-blood
2Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood
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