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
- mother; mother, feminine originator or codifier;...
Ancestry of “אם”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Semitic | šim | if |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | śüdäme | heart |