Where does “seme” come from?
seme (Basque) comes from Proto-Basque senbe, from Persian شنبه, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.
seme (Basque): son
Ancestry of “seme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Basque | senbe | boy |
| 2 | Persian | شنبه | Saturday |
| 3 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 4 | Akkadian | šapattum | — |