Where does “ūmum” come from?

ūmum (Akkadian) comes from Proto-Semitic yawm-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- — day.

ūmum (Akkadian): day, daytime

Definitions

  1. day, daytime

Ancestry of “ūmum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticyawm-day
2Proto-Afroasiaticyam-day

Words derived from “ūmum”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yawm- →