Where does “בשום אופן” come from?

בשום אופן (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew שום, from Aramaic שום, from Aramaic שְׁמָא, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

בשום אופן (Hebrew): no way, on no account

Definitions

  1. no way, on no account

Ancestry of “בשום אופן”, step by step

בשום אופן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew שום

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשוםbare infinitive of שָׂם; Some, any; Name, sake,...
2Aramaicשוםsingular construct state of שְׁמָא
3Aramaicשְׁמָאname
4Proto-Semiticšim-name
5Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name

via Hebrew ב־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewב־In (a place or time)
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Aramaic שְׁמָא →