Where does “sham” come from?

sham (Karakalpak) comes from Arabic شمع, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

sham (Karakalpak): candle

Definitions

  1. candle

Ancestry of “sham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشمعwax; candles; a thing one lights, a torch,...
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic شمع →