Where does “sum” come from?

sum (Khalaj) comes from Persian سم, from Arabic سم, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

sum (Khalaj): hoof

Definitions

  1. hoof

Ancestry of “sum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسمpoison; hoof
2Arabicسمto poison, to put poison; poison, toxin; venom
3Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
4Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic سم →