Where does “демалу” come from?

демалу (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh дем, from Persian دم, from Arabic دَم, from Proto-Semitic dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- — blood.

демалу (Kazakh): rest

Definitions

  1. rest

Ancestry of “демалу”, step by step

демалу traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh дем

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhдемbreathing
2Persianدمtail; breath; steam
3Arabicدَمblood
4Proto-Semiticdam-blood
5Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood

via Kazakh алу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhалуsubtraction
2Proto-Turkic*al-to take
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic dam- →Every word from Arabic دَم →