Etymology Explorer
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Where does “قدم” come from?
قدم (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic قدم, from Proto-Semitic q-d-m — to precede, come before.
Ancestry of “قدم”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
قدم
to precede; to return from a journey; to come to,...
2
Proto-Semitic
q-d-m
to precede, come before
Words derived from “قدم”
kadem
kıdem
kıdemce
Every word from Proto-Semitic q-d-m →
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