Where does “dəm” come from?

dəm (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian دم, from Arabic دَم, from Proto-Semitic dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- — blood.

dəm (Azerbaijani): fume; heat, ardor; brew

Definitions

  1. fume; heat, ardor; brew

Ancestry of “dəm”, step by step

dəm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدمtail; breath; steam
2Arabicدَمblood
3Proto-Semiticdam-blood
4Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood

via Proto-Turkic Tạm-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-TurkicTạm-to burn; to kindle; to become excited
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “dəm”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- →