Where does “sšmw” come from?

sšmw (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian sšmj, from Egyptian s-, from Proto-Afroasiatic s-.

sšmw (Egyptian): cultic image of a god and his sacred barque

Definitions

  1. cultic image of a god and his sacred barque

Ancestry of “sšmw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptiansšmjto lead, to guide
2Egyptians-Used to form a causative verb from a...
3Proto-Afroasiatics-
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic s-Every word from Egyptian s-Every word from Egyptian sšmj