Where does “Hamit” come from?

Hamit (Turkish) comes from Arabic حَمِيد, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

Ancestry of “Hamit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَمِيدpraiseworthy; benign; praiseworthy
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic حَمِيد →
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