Where does “שׁוּם” come from?
שׁוּם (Hebrew) comes from Aramaic שמא, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.
שׁוּם (Hebrew): some, any
Ancestry of “שׁוּם”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | שמא | name; appellation, title; noun |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | šim- | name |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | sim- | name |
Words derived from “שׁוּם”