Where does “دم” come from?

دم (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian دم, from Arabic دَم, from Proto-Semitic dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- — blood.

دم (Ottoman Turkish): breath, respiration

Definitions

  1. breath, respiration

Ancestry of “دم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدمtail; breath; steam
2Arabicدَمblood
3Proto-Semiticdam-blood
4Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood

Words derived from “دم”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic dam- →Every word from Arabic دَم →