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
- to smell, to apperceive through the nose, to...
Ancestry of “شم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |