Where does “емдәм” come from?

емдәм (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh дәм, from Persian طعم, from Arabic طَعْم — taste, flavor.

емдәм (Kazakh): diet

Definitions

  1. diet

Ancestry of “емдәм”, step by step

емдәм traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh дәм

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhдәмtaste; food
2Persianطعمtaste
3Arabicطَعْمtaste, flavor

via Kazakh ем

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhемcure, remedy
2Proto-Turkic*emremedy, treatment, medicine
Every word from Arabic طَعْم →Every word from Persian طعم →Every word from Kazakh дәм →