Where does “شام” come from?

شام (Persian) comes from Arabic الشَّام.

شام (Persian): evening; dinner, supper

Definitions

  1. evening; dinner, supper

Ancestry of “شام”, step by step

شام traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic الشَّام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالشَّام

via Proto-Iranian *xšáfnyah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*xšáfnyahevening

Words derived from “شام

Every word from Arabic الشَّام