Where does “دم” come from?

دم (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic دَم, from Proto-Semitic dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- — blood.

دم (Egyptian Arabic): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “دم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَمblood
2Proto-Semiticdam-blood
3Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam-Every word from Proto-Semitic dam-Every word from Arabic دَم
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