Where does “تماما” come from?

تماما (Chagatai) comes from Arabic تَمَامًا, from Arabic تَمَام, from Arabic تمام, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

Ancestry of “تماما”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتَمَامًا—
2Arabicتَمَامcomplete, finished
3Arabicتمامverbal noun of تَمَّ; completeness, wholeness,...
4Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
5Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic تمام →