Where does “יומא” come from?

יומא (Lishana Deni) comes from Aramaic יוֹמָא, from Aramaic יַוְמָא, from Proto-Semitic yawm-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- — day.

יומא (Lishana Deni): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “יומא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicיוֹמָא—
2Aramaicיַוְמָא—
3Proto-Semiticyawm-day
4Proto-Afroasiaticyam-day
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yawm- →Every word from Aramaic יַוְמָא →