Where does “أم” come from?

أم (Arabic) comes from Arabic أَ.

أم (Arabic): to go, to repair; to go to see; to lead the way,...

Definitions

  1. to go, to repair; to go to see; to lead the way,...

Ancestry of “أم”, step by step

أم traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic أَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَ

via Arabic ان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicانSuffix used in forming intensive adjectives of...

via Proto-Semitic *ʔimm-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*ʔimm-mother

Words derived from “أم

Every word from Arabic أَ