Words that come from Hebrew “שׂ”

87 words across 28 languages descend from Hebrew שׂ — including balm, balmy, balsam, balsamic, Balmer, barmy, balminess, bammy.

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English (26)

Hungarian (7)

Latin (6)

French (6)

Irish (4)

Italian (4)

Spanish (3)

Middle English (3)

Old Irish (3)

Ancient Greek (2)

Cebuano (2)

Translingual (2)

Portuguese (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Old English (2)

Dutch (1)

Esperanto (1)

Russian (1)

Greek (1)

Middle French (1)

Gothic (1)

Old French (1)

German (1)

Scots (1)

Romanian (1)

Hebrew (1)

Late Latin (1)

Middle Dutch (1)