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
Ancestry of “בשום אופן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | שום | bare infinitive of שָׂם; Some, any; Name, sake,... |
| 2 | Aramaic | שום | singular construct state of שְׁמָא |
| 3 | Aramaic | שְׁמָא | name |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | šim- | name |
| 5 | Proto-Afroasiatic | sim- | name |