Where does “ဆလံ” come from?

ဆလံ (Burmese) comes from Arabic سلام, from Aramaic שלמא, from Proto-Semitic šalām- — peace, well-being, welfare.

ဆလံ (Burmese): salaam; salute

Definitions

  1. salaam; salute

Ancestry of “ဆလံ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسلامverbal noun of سَلِمَ; greeting; peace
2AramaicשלמאA greeting; similar to hello; peace; perfection
3Proto-Semiticšalām-peace, well-being, welfare
Every word from Proto-Semitic šalām- →Every word from Aramaic שלמא →Every word from Arabic سلام →
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