Where does “soromuta” come from?

soromuta (Nubi) comes from Arabic شرموطة, from Arabic شَرْمَطَ, from Serbo-Croatian šarm, from French charme, from English charm, from Middle English charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen — to sing; hemp.

soromuta (Nubi): prostitute

Definitions

  1. prostitute

Ancestry of “soromuta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشرموطةrag, shred, tatter; whore, slut
2Arabicشَرْمَطَto shred
3Serbo-Croatianšarmcharm
4Frenchcharmecharm, attractive quality; enchantment;...
5EnglishcharmAn object, act or words believed to have magic...
6Middle EnglishcharmeA phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a...
7Old Frenchcharmeenchantment; magic spell
8Latincarmensong, tune
9Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan-Every word from Latin carmenEvery word from Old French charme