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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicשְׁמָאname
2Proto-Semiticšim-name
3Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Aramaic שְׁמָא →