Where does “יום ראשון” come from?

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

יום ראשון (Hebrew): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “יום ראשון”, step by step

יום ראשון traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew יוֹם

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewיוֹםday
2Proto-Semiticyawm-day
3Proto-Afroasiaticyam-day

via Hebrew רִאשׁוֹן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewרִאשׁוֹןfirst
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yawm- →Every word from Hebrew יוֹם →