Where does “שמא” come from?

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

שמא (Aramaic): name; appellation, title; noun

Definitions

  1. name; appellation, title; noun

Ancestry of “שמא”, step by step

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

Words derived from “שמא”

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