Where does “دماغ” come from?

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

دماغ (Arabic): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “دماغ”, step by step

دماغ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic دَم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَمblood
2Proto-Semiticdam-blood
3Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood

via Arabic مُخّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُخّ—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- →