Where does “Samir” come from?

Samir comes from Arabic سمير, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-, which referred to hearing or listening.

Ancestry of “Samir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسميرentertaining
2Arabicسَمِير—
Every word from Arabic سَمِير →Every word from Arabic سمير →