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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”

  • majem
  • מימן
  • מים
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