Where does “inkamela” come from?

inkamela (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans kameel, from Dutch kameel, from Middle Dutch cameel, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

inkamela (Xhosa): camel

Definitions

  1. camel

Ancestry of “inkamela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskameelcamel; giraffe
2DutchkameelA Bactrian camel, "Camelus bactrianus"; A camel,...
3Middle Dutchcameel—
4Latincamēlusa camel
5Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
6Proto-Semiticgamal-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →