Where does “עליכם שלום” come from?
עליכם שלום (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם, from Proto-Semitic šalām- — peace, well-being, welfare.
Ancestry of “עליכם שלום”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | שָׁלוֹם | peace, well-being; Hello, good-bye |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | šalām- | peace, well-being, welfare |