Where does “サウム” come from?

サウム (Japanese) comes from Arabic صَوْم, from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ — fast.

サウム (Japanese): sawm

Definitions

  1. sawm

Ancestry of “サウム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَوْمfasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex;...
2Classical Syriacܨܘܡܐfast
Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ →Every word from Arabic صَوْم →
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