Where does “Sem” come from?

Sem (Italian) comes from Hebrew שֵׁם, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Sem”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hebrew	שֵׁם	Shem; name; name of
2	Hebrew	שמואל	—
3	Hebrew	שְׁמוּאֵל	—

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