Where does “توم” come from?

توم (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic ثوم, from Proto-Semitic ṯūm- — garlic.

توم (Egyptian Arabic): garlic

Definitions

  1. garlic

Ancestry of “توم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثومgarlic
2Proto-Semiticṯūm-garlic
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯūm- →Every word from Arabic ثوم →