Where does “סיפור” come from?

סיפור (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew ספר, from Akkadian šiprum — message, report, commission.

סיפור (Hebrew): A story: a sequence of real or fictional events,...

Definitions

  1. A story: a sequence of real or fictional events,...

Ancestry of “סיפור”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewספרbook; a writing; barber
2Akkadianšiprummessage, report, commission
Every word from Akkadian šiprum →Every word from Hebrew ספר →