Where does “שום” come from?
שום (Hebrew) comes from Aramaic שום, from Aramaic שְׁמָא, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.
שום (Hebrew): bare infinitive of שָׂם; Some, any; Name, sake,...
Definitions
- bare infinitive of שָׂם; Some, any; Name, sake,...
Ancestry of “שום”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aramaic | שום | singular construct state of שְׁמָא |
| 2 | Aramaic | שְׁמָא | name |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | šim- | name |
| 4 | Proto-Afroasiatic | sim- | name |