Where does “اسم” come from?

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

اسم (Malay): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “اسم”, step by step

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