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Where does “شرموطة” come from?

شرموطة (Arabic) comes from Arabic شَرْمَطَ, from Serbo-Croatian šarm, from French charme, from English charm, from Middle English charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

شرموطة (Arabic): rag, shred, tatter; whore, slut

Definitions

  1. rag, shred, tatter; whore, slut

Ancestry of “شرموطة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَرْمَطَto shred
2Serbo-Croatianšarmcharm
3Frenchcharmecharm, attractive quality; enchantment;...
4EnglishcharmAn object, act or words believed to have magic...
5Middle EnglishcharmeA phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a...
6Old Frenchcharmeenchantment; magic spell
7Latincarmensong, tune; poem, poetry , verse; incantation,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
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