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Where does “dama” come from?

dama (Latin) comes from Latin damma, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

dama (Latin): fallow deer, buck, doe

Definitions

  1. fallow deer, buck, doe

Ancestry of “dama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindammaA fallow deer
2Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “dama”

  • daim
  • Dama
  • damus
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