Where does “יִרְאַת” come from?

יִרְאַת (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew שמים, from Proto-Semitic šamāy- — sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “יִרְאַת”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewשמיםThe sky, skies, heavens, heaven; God
2Proto-Semiticšamāy-sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamāy-Every word from Hebrew שמים