Where does “כיום” come from?

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

כיום (Hebrew): nowadays, currently, at present

Definitions

  1. nowadays, currently, at present

Ancestry of “כיום”, step by step

כיום traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew יוֹם

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

via Hebrew הַ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewהַ־the; he who

via Hebrew כְּ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכְּ־as, like; like, as
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yawm- →Every word from Hebrew יוֹם →