Where does “shumac” come from?

shumac (Somali) comes from Arabic شمع, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

shumac (Somali): candle

Definitions

  1. candle

Ancestry of “shumac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشمعwax; candles; a thing one lights, a torch,...
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic شمع →
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