Where does “دام” come from?
دام (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian دام, from French dames, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
دام (Ottoman Turkish): net, trap, snare, for catching game
Definitions
- net, trap, snare, for catching game
Ancestry of “دام”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | دام | snare, trap; domesticated animal; draughts,... |
| 2 | French | dames | plural of dame |
| 3 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 4 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 5 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 6 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 7 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 8 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |