Where does “שם” come from?

שם (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

שם (Hebrew): a name; a first name; there

Definitions

  1. a name; a first name; there

Ancestry of “שם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticšim-name
2Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name

Words derived from “שם”

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