Where does “מישהו” come from?

מישהו (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew שֶׁ־ — that, which.

מישהו (Hebrew): someone, somebody; anyone, anybody

Definitions

  1. someone, somebody; anyone, anybody

Ancestry of “מישהו”, step by step

מישהו traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew שֶׁ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשֶׁ־that, which

via Hebrew מִי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמִיwho

via Hebrew הוּא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewהוּאhe, it
Every word from Hebrew שֶׁ־