Where does “نم” come from?

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

نم (South Levantine Arabic): to gossip

Definitions

  1. to gossip

Ancestry of “نم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنمto indicate, to disclose, to suggest or;...
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 نم →