Where does “damar” come from?

damar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طمر, from Proto-Turkic *tamïr — vein, artery.

damar (Serbo-Croatian): vein, blood vessel; muscle; muscle tissue

Definitions

  1. vein, blood vessel; muscle; muscle tissue

Ancestry of “damar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطمرvein, a blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart
2Proto-Turkic*tamïrvein, artery
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tamïr →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طمر →