Where does “شام” come from?
شام (Persian) comes from Arabic الشَّام.
شام (Persian): evening; dinner, supper
Definitions
- evening; dinner, supper
Ancestry of “شام”, step by step
شام traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic الشَّام
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | الشَّام | — |
via Proto-Iranian *xšáfnyah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *xšáfnyah | evening |