Where does “reem” come from?

reem (Yola) comes from Middle English reme, from Old French raime, from Catalan raima, from Andalusian Arabic رَزْمَة, from Arabic رِزْمَة — bundle; package.

reem (Yola): cream

Definitions

  1. cream

Ancestry of “reem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishremecream, ream; A ream; a stack of paper; oar
2Old Frenchraime—
3Catalanraimaream measure of paper
4Andalusian Arabicرَزْمَة—
5Arabicرِزْمَةbundle; package
Every word from Arabic رِزْمَة →Every word from Andalusian Arabic رَزْمَة →Every word from Catalan raima →