Where does “شمسية” come from?

شمسية (Arabic) comes from Arabic شَمْس, from Proto-Semitic śamš- — the Sun.

شمسية (Arabic): umbrella; parasol; sunshade

Definitions

  1. umbrella; parasol; sunshade

Ancestry of “شمسية”, step by step

شمسية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic شَمْس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَمْسsun
2Proto-Semiticśamš-the Sun

via Arabic ـِيَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix
Every word from Proto-Semitic śamš- →Every word from Arabic شَمْس →