Where does “ސަމުސާ” come from?

ސަމުސާ (Dhivehi) comes from Classical Persian چَمْچَه, from Proto-Turkic kamïč.

ސަމުސާ (Dhivehi): spoon, ladle

Definitions

  1. spoon, ladle

Ancestry of “ސަމުސާ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچَمْچَه—
2Proto-Turkickamïč—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kamïč →Every word from Classical Persian چَمْچَه →