Where does “شم” come from?

شم (Arabic) comes from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

شم (Arabic): to smell, to apperceive through the nose, to...

Definitions

  1. to smell, to apperceive through the nose, to...

Ancestry of “شم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
2Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—

Words derived from “شم”

Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →