Where does “Gamm” come from?

Gamm (Luxembourgish) comes from English JAM, from Urdu جامہ, from Persian جامه, from Middle Persian yʾmk', from Proto-Iranian *yām-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Yámas, from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s.

Gamm (Luxembourgish): range, gamut; scale

Definitions

  1. range, gamut; scale

Ancestry of “Gamm”, step by step

Gamm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English JAM

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJAMA household that is only barely able to meet its...
2Urduجامہgarment; robe; gown
3Persianجامهa garment, robe, vest, gown, coat
4Middle Persianyʾmk'—
5Proto-Iranian*yām-—
6Proto-Indo-IranianYámas—
7Proto-Indo-European*yém-o-s—

via French gammé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchgamméHaving branches in the form of an uppercase gamma
2Frenchgammagamma Greek letter
3Ancient Greekγάμμαgamma, the name for the third letter Γ, γ of the...
4Phoenician𐤂gimel; giml
5Egyptian𓌙—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Yámas →Every word from Proto-Iranian *yām- →