Where does “אם” come from?

אם (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic šim, from Proto-Uralic śüdäme — heart.

אם (Hebrew): mother; mother, feminine originator or codifier;...

Definitions

  1. mother; mother, feminine originator or codifier;...

Ancestry of “אם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticšimif
2Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart
Every word from Proto-Uralic śüdäme →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim →