Where does “xamm” come from?

xamm (Maltese) comes from Arabic شم, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

xamm (Maltese): to smell

Definitions

  1. to smell

Ancestry of “xamm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشمto smell, to apperceive through the nose, to...
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—

Words derived from “xamm”

Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic شم →
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