Where does “qama” come from?
qama (English) comes from Persian قمه, from Arabic قمة, from Arabic قم, from Persian قم.
qama (English): A Persian shortsword
Ancestry of “qama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | قمه | machete |
| 2 | Arabic | قمة | top, peak, crown, highest point, apex, vertex;... |
| 3 | Arabic | قم | to sweep, to scoop; to go onto and into, to... |
| 4 | Persian | قم | — |