Where does “تمام” come from?

تمام (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic تَمَام, from Arabic تمام, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

تمام (South Levantine Arabic): OK, fine

Definitions

  1. OK, fine

Ancestry of “تمام”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتَمَامcomplete, finished
2Arabicتمامverbal noun of تَمَّ; completeness, wholeness,...
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 تمام →