Where does “imam” come from?

imam (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish امام, from Arabic إمام, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

imam (Romanian): imam

Definitions

  1. imam

Ancestry of “imam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishامامimam
2Arabicإمامleader, example, exemplar, paragon; imam;...
3Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
4Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic إمام →