Where does “cămilă” come from?
cămilă (Romanian) comes from Greek καμήλα, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.
cămilă (Romanian): camel
Ancestry of “cămilă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | καμήλα | camel; old cow |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κάμηλος | camel |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | gamal- | — |