Where does “saum” come from?

saum (English) comes from Arabic صَوْم, from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ — fast.

saum (English): fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam; A...

Definitions

  1. fasting; one of the five pillars of Islam; A...

Ancestry of “saum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَوْمfasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex;...
2Classical Syriacܨܘܡܐfast
Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ →Every word from Arabic صَوْم →