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Where does “יוֹמָא” come from?

יוֹמָא (Aramaic) comes from Aramaic יַוְמָא, from Proto-Semitic yawm-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- — day.

Ancestry of “יוֹמָא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicיַוְמָא—
2Proto-Semiticyawm-day
3Proto-Afroasiaticyam-day

Words derived from “יוֹמָא”

  • יומא
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- →