Where does “Shum” come from?
Shum is an English word of uncertain origin, possibly related to Chinese 岑, though the semantic connection and transmission pathway remain unclear.
Ancestry of “Shum”, step by step
Shum traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 岑
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 岑 | — |
via Chinese 沈
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 沈 | — |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *tsum | — |