Where does “damu” come from?

damu (Swahili) comes from Arabic دَم, from Proto-Semitic dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- — blood.

damu (Swahili): blood; menstruation

Definitions

  1. blood; menstruation

Ancestry of “damu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَمblood
2Proto-Semiticdam-blood
3Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood

Words derived from “damu”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic dam- →Every word from Arabic دَم →