Where does “kamel” come from?

kamel (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kamel, from Old Norse kamell, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

kamel (Swedish): bactrian camel; a camel with two humps

Definitions

  1. bactrian camel; a camel with two humps

Ancestry of “kamel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkamel—
2Old Norsekamell—
3Latincamēlusa camel
4Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
5Proto-Semiticgamal-—

Words derived from “kamel”

Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλος →Every word from Latin camēlus →
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