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Where does “אסם” come from?

אסם (Judeo-Arabic) comes from Arabic اِسْم, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

אסם (Judeo-Arabic): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “אסם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاِسْمname, appellation; noun; name; reputation
2Proto-Semiticšim-name
3Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →