Where does “çam” come from?
çam (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چام, from Arabic شَمْع — {{l|en|wax}}, {{l|en|candle|candles}}; wax;...
çam (Turkish): pine
Ancestry of “çam”, step by step
çam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish چام
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چام | fir; pine |
| 2 | Arabic | شَمْع | {{l|en|wax}}, {{l|en|candle|candles}}; wax;... |
via Ottoman Turkish جام
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | جام | cup, glass, beaker, stoop; the material glass;... |
| 2 | Persian | جام | cup; glass, pane |