Where does “حمار” come from?

حمار (Persian) comes from Arabic حمار, from Arabic حِمَار, from Proto-Semitic ḥimār- — donkey.

حمار (Persian): donkey, ass

Definitions

  1. donkey, ass

Ancestry of “حمار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحمارdonkey, ass; donkey driver
2Arabicحِمَارdonkey
3Proto-Semiticḥimār-donkey
Every word from Proto-Semitic ḥimār- →Every word from Arabic حِمَار →Every word from Arabic حمار →