Where does “מים” come from?

מים (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

מים (Hebrew): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “מים”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticmāy-water
2Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water

Words derived from “מים”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Proto-Semitic māy- →