Where does “tammar” come from?

tammar (Maltese) comes from Arabic ثمر, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

tammar (Maltese): to procreate, have children

Definitions

  1. to procreate, have children

Ancestry of “tammar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثمرfruits, fruit; produce, gain, advantage, profit;...
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic ثمر →