Where does “יומא” come from?

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

יומא (Aramaic): day; time; daytime, daylight

Definitions

  1. day; time; daytime, daylight

Ancestry of “יומא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticyawm-day
2Proto-Afroasiaticyam-day
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yawm- →