Where does “משום” come from?

משום (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew שׁוּם, from Aramaic שמא, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

משום (Hebrew): because

Definitions

  1. because

Ancestry of “משום”, step by step

משום traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew שׁוּם

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשׁוּםsome, any
2Aramaicשמאname; appellation, title; noun
3Proto-Semiticšim-name
4Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name

via Hebrew מִ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמִ־from
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Aramaic שמא →