Where does “سمي” come from?

سمي (Arabic) comes from Arabic اِسْم, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

سمي (Arabic): high, lofty; exalted, sublime; homogeneous, of...

Definitions

  1. high, lofty; exalted, sublime; homogeneous, of...

Ancestry of “سمي”, step by step

سمي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic اِسْم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاِسْمname, appellation; noun; name; reputation
2Proto-Semiticšim-name
3Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name

via Arabic سَمِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَمِيّhigh; exalted
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Arabic اِسْم →