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Where does “شمال” come from?

شمال (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic شمال, from Proto-Semitic šimal-.

Ancestry of “شمال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشمالleft hand; left side; bad omen
2Proto-Semiticšimal-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šimal- →