Where does “Elam” come from?

Elam (English) comes from Hebrew עֵילָם, from Akkadian Elamtu, from Sumerian 𒉏𒆠, from Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾.

Ancestry of “Elam”, step by step

Elam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew עֵילָם

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעֵילָם—
2AkkadianElamtu—
3Sumerian𒉏𒆠Elam
4Elamite𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾—

via Proto-Chamic *dalam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*dalaminside
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaləminside; deep
3Proto-Austronesiandaləminside; deep

via Manipuri ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯝ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manipuriꯑꯦꯂꯥꯝ—

Words derived from “Elam”

Every word from Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 →Every word from Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 →Every word from Akkadian Elamtu →