Where does “xamma” come from?

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

xamma (Maltese): a smelling

Definitions

  1. a smelling

Ancestry of “xamma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesexammto smell
2Arabicشمto smell, to apperceive through the nose, to...
3Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
4Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic شم →