Where does “פור” come from?

פור (Hebrew) comes from Akkadian pūrum, from Sumerian 𒁓 — shallow (stone) bowl, platter, vessel.

פור (Hebrew): lot, fate

Definitions

  1. lot, fate

Ancestry of “פור”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadianpūrumshallow bowl, platter
2Sumerian𒁓shallow (stone) bowl, platter, vessel
Every word from Sumerian 𒁓 →Every word from Akkadian pūrum →