Where does “מלח” come from?

מלח (Hebrew) comes from Akkadian malāḫum, from Sumerian 𒈣𒁻, from Akkadian 𒈣.

מלח (Hebrew): salt, the common substance used as a condiment;...

Definitions

  1. salt, the common substance used as a condiment;...

Ancestry of “מלח”, step by step

מלח traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Akkadian malāḫum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadianmalāḫumsailor, shipwright
2Sumerian𒈣𒁻sailor
3Akkadian𒈣—

via Proto-West Semitic milḥ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Semiticmilḥ-salt

Words derived from “מלח”

Every word from Akkadian 𒈣 →Every word from Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 →Every word from Akkadian malāḫum →