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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

Definitions

  1. pine

Ancestry of “çam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچامfir; pine
2Arabicشَمْع{{l|en|wax}}, {{l|en|candle|candles}}; wax;...
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