Where does “閃” come from?

閃 (Chinese) comes from Hebrew שם, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

Ancestry of “閃”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשםa name; a first name; there
2Proto-Semiticšim-name
3Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Hebrew שם →