Where does “ddem” come from?

ddem (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic دم, from Arabic دم, from Proto-Semitic dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- — blood.

ddem (Tarifit): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “ddem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicدمblood
2Arabicدمto coat, to smear; to paint, to daub, to dye, to...
3Proto-Semiticdam-blood
4Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic dam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic dam- →Every word from Arabic دم →
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