Where does “kamel” come from?

kamel (Lower Sorbian) comes from German Kamel, from Middle High German kemel, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

kamel (Lower Sorbian): camel beast of burden

Definitions

  1. camel beast of burden

Ancestry of “kamel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKamela camel; a dumb person
2Middle High Germankemel—
3Latincamēlusa camel
4Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
5Proto-Semiticgamal-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλος →Every word from Latin camēlus →