Where does “قدم” come from?

قدم (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic قدم, from Proto-Semitic q-d-m — to precede, come before.

قدم (Hijazi Arabic): to be old, to be ancient

Definitions

  1. to be old, to be ancient

Ancestry of “قدم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقدمto precede; to return from a journey; to come to,...
2Proto-Semiticq-d-mto precede, come before
Every word from Proto-Semitic q-d-m →Every word from Arabic قدم →