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

  1. bare infinitive of שָׂם; Some, any; Name, sake,...

Ancestry of “שום”, step by step

שום traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic שום

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicשוםsingular construct state of שְׁמָא
2Aramaicשְׁמָאname
3Proto-Semiticšim-name
4Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name

via Proto-Semitic ṯūm-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticṯūm-garlic

Words derived from “שום”

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