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

دم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Semitic dam-

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

via Ge'ez ድመት

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ge'ezድመት—

Words derived from “دم”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic dam- →