Where does “имам” come from?
имам (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish امام, from Arabic إمام, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.
имам (Bulgarian): to have, possess, own
Definitions
- to have, possess, own
Ancestry of “имам”, step by step
имам traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish امام
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | امام | imam |
| 2 | Arabic | إمام | leader, example, exemplar, paragon; imam;... |
| 3 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |
via Proto-Slavic jьměti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | jьměti | to have |