Where does “שׁוּם” come from?

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

שׁוּם (Hebrew): some, any

Definitions

  1. some, any

Ancestry of “שׁוּם”, step by step

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

Words derived from “שׁוּם”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Aramaic שמא →