Where does “שֻׁם” come from?
שֻׁם (Aramaic) comes from Aramaic שְׁמָא, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.
Ancestry of “שֻׁם”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | שְׁמָא | name |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | šim- | name |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | sim- | name |
Words derived from “שֻׁם”