Where does “سم” come from?
سم (Persian) comes from Arabic سم, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.
سم (Persian): poison; hoof
Ancestry of “سم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | سم | to poison, to put poison; poison, toxin; venom |
| 2 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |