Etymograph

English

Tamar

Tamar comes from Hebrew תָּמָר, and goes back to Aramaic תמרא.

  1. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEתמראtamrā, tamrē, təmārā
  2. Hebrew1880s–presentתָּמָרtamárliterally ‘date palm, date’
  3. EnglishtodayTamar

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEתמראtamrā, tamrē, təmārā
  2. Hebrew1880s–presentתָּמָרtamárliterally ‘date palm, date’
  3. EnglishtodayTamar

Every English word from Aramaic תמרא

Another origin of Tamar

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temH-‘dark’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tm̥Hrósuncertain
  3. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*tamaros‘river, waters’literally ‘dark’uncertain
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETamarus
  5. EnglishtodayTamar

Today it means

name A daughter-in-law of Judah.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Aramaic תמרא / Tamar

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