Where does “ירושלים” come from?
ירושלים (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew שלם, from Proto-Semitic šalām- — peace, well-being, welfare.
Ancestry of “ירושלים”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | שלם | complete, intact; to be safe; figuratively to be ... |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | šalām- | peace, well-being, welfare |