Where does “dam” come from?
dam (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian دام, from French dames, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
dam (Azerbaijani): roof
Definitions
- roof
Ancestry of “dam”, step by step
dam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian دام
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | دام | snare, trap; domesticated animal; draughts,... |
| 2 | French | dames | plural of dame |
| 3 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 4 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 5 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 6 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 7 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 8 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |