Where does “ashâm” come from?

ashâm (Kanuri) comes from Arabic صَوْم, from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ — fast.

Ancestry of “ashâm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَوْمfasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex;...
2Classical Syriacܨܘܡܐfast

Words derived from “ashâm”

Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ →Every word from Arabic صَوْم →