Where does “שלום עליכם” come from?
שלום עליכם (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם, from Proto-Semitic šalām- — peace, well-being, welfare.
שלום עליכם (Hebrew): shalom aleichem
Ancestry of “שלום עליכם”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | שָׁלוֹם | peace, well-being; Hello, good-bye |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | šalām- | peace, well-being, welfare |