Where does “gamel” come from?

gamel (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭ꧀, from Old Javanese gamĕl, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kəəlʔ — to support; to help.

gamel (Indonesian): camel

Definitions

  1. camel

Ancestry of “gamel”, step by step

gamel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭ꧀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦒꦩꦼꦭ꧀groom, fettler, horsekeeper, ostler: a person who looks after horses
2Old Javanesegamĕlto touch, to grasp
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkəəlʔto support; to help

via Arabic جَمَل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَمَلcamel
2Proto-Semiticgamal-—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kəəlʔ →Every word from Old Javanese gamĕl →Every word from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭ꧀ →