Where does “دمه” come from?

دمه (Persian) comes from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

دمه (Persian): bellows, a device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity

Definitions

  1. bellows, a device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity

Ancestry of “دمه”, step by step

دمه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـهForms the past participle from the past stem
2Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
3Proto-Iranian-kah—
4Proto-Austronesiankaif

via Persian دم

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

Words derived from “دمه”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Persian ـه →