Where does “гамаша” come from?

гамаша (Russian) comes from French gamache, from Occitan gamacha, from Spanish guademecí, from Arabic غَدَامِسِيّ, from Arabic غدامس, from Latin Cidamus.

Ancestry of “гамаша”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgamachespat, gaiter, legging
2Occitangamacha—
3Spanishguademecíembossed leather
4Arabicغَدَامِسِيّrelated to the town of {{m|ar|غَدَامِس}} in the...
5Arabicغدامس—
6LatinCidamus—

Words derived from “гамаша”

Every word from Latin Cidamus →Every word from Arabic غدامس →Every word from Arabic غَدَامِسِيّ →