Where does “дүм” come from?

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

дүм (Kazakh): butt the end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired

Definitions

  1. butt the end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired

Ancestry of “дүм”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدمtail; breath; steam
2Arabicدَمblood
3Proto-Semiticdam-blood
4Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic dam- →Every word from Arabic دَم →