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Where does “cam” come from?

cam (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چام, from Arabic شَمْع — {{l|en|wax}}, {{l|en|candle|candles}}; wax;...

cam (Turkish): pine

Definitions

  1. pine

Ancestry of “cam”, step by step

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