Where does “ޙަމީދު” come from?

ޙަމީދު (Dhivehi) comes from Arabic حَمِيد, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

Ancestry of “ޙަމީދު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَمِيدpraiseworthy; benign; praiseworthy
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic حَمِيد →