Where does “Damu” come from?

Damu (English) comes from Swahili damu, from Arabic دَم, from Proto-Semitic dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- — blood.

Damu (English): Blood

Definitions

  1. Blood

Ancestry of “Damu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilidamublood; menstruation
2Arabicدَمblood
3Proto-Semiticdam-blood
4Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam-Every word from Proto-Semitic dam-Every word from Arabic دَم
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