Where does “caimacam” come from?
caimacam (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish kaymakam, from Arabic مَقَام — place, position, state.
caimacam (English): Alternative spelling of kaymakam; Alternative...
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of kaymakam; Alternative...
Ancestry of “caimacam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | kaymakam | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مَقَام | place, position, state |