Where does “יוֹם” come from?

יוֹם (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic yawm-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- — day.

יוֹם (Hebrew): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “יוֹם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticyawm-day
2Proto-Afroasiaticyam-day

Words derived from “יוֹם”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yawm- →