Where does “שום” come from?

שום (Aramaic) comes from Aramaic שְׁמָא, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

שום (Aramaic): singular construct state of שְׁמָא

Definitions

  1. singular construct state of שְׁמָא

Ancestry of “שום”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicשְׁמָאname
2Proto-Semiticšim-name
3Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name

Words derived from “שום”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Aramaic שְׁמָא →