Where does “سمت” come from?

سمت (Arabic) comes from Aramaic סֵימִטָא, from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā, from Proto-Indo-European swé(d).

سمت (Arabic): road, way; mode or manner of conduct, modus...

Definitions

  1. road, way; mode or manner of conduct, modus...

Ancestry of “سمت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicסֵימִטָא—
2Latinsēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathway
3Proto-Italicsēmitā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—

Words derived from “سمت”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé(d) →Every word from Proto-Italic sēmitā →Every word from Latin sēmita →