Where does “יום” come from?

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

יום (Hebrew): Day: the period between dawn and dusk; A day: a...

Definitions

  1. Day: the period between dawn and dusk; A day: a...

Ancestry of “יום”, step by step

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

Words derived from “יום

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