qmṣ / Semitic roots
qmṣ
Central Semitic, to enclose.
1. camisole, chemise, chemisette, kameez, from Late Greek kamision, probably from a Semitic source akin to Ugaritic qmṣ, a garment, Arabic qamīṣ, shirt, both akin to Hebrew qāmaṣ, to enclose with the hand, grasp.
2. camise, from Arabic qamīṣ, shirt.
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