Where does “càmhal” come from?

càmhal (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish camall, from Vulgar Latin camellus, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

càmhal (Scottish Gaelic): camel

Definitions

  1. camel

Ancestry of “càmhal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcamall—
2Vulgar Latincamellus—
3Latincamēlusa camel
4Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
5Proto-Semiticgamal-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλος →Every word from Latin camēlus →