Where does “ġemel” come from?

ġemel (Maltese) comes from Arabic جَمَل, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

ġemel (Maltese): camel

Definitions

  1. camel

Ancestry of “ġemel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَمَلcamel
2Proto-Semiticgamal-
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal-Every word from Arabic جَمَل