Where does “لمس” come from?

لمس (Persian) comes from Arabic لمس, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

لمس (Persian): touch

Definitions

  1. touch

Ancestry of “لمس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلمسto touch; verbal noun of لَمَسَ; touch
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic لمس →