Where does “יומם” come from?

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

יומם (Hebrew): by day

Definitions

  1. by day

Ancestry of “יומם”, step by step

יומם traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew יום

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיוםDay: the period between dawn and dusk; A day: a...
2Proto-Semiticyawm-day
3Proto-Afroasiaticyam-day

via Hebrew ־ם

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrew־םthem
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yawm- →Every word from Hebrew יום →