Where does “soom” come from?

soom (Afar) comes from Arabic صَوْم, from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ — fast.

soom (Afar): fast, fasting

Definitions

  1. fast, fasting

Ancestry of “soom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَوْمfasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex;...
2Classical Syriacܨܘܡܐfast
Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ →Every word from Arabic صَوْم →