Where does “amá” come from?

amá (Ladino) comes from Turkish âmâ, from Turkish am, from Arabic عَامّ — general.

amá (Ladino): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “amá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishâmâblind; the blind
2Turkishamcunt
3Arabicعَامّgeneral
Every word from Arabic عَامّ →Every word from Turkish am →Every word from Turkish âmâ →