Where does “Sodom” come from?

Sodom (Pohnpeian) comes from English Sodom, from Ancient Greek Σόδομα, from Hebrew סדם.

Sodom (Pohnpeian): Sodom

Definitions

  1. Sodom

Ancestry of “Sodom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSodomA city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition (but not specifically named in the Qur'an), was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants (especially the implied homosexuality of the men)
2Ancient GreekΣόδομα—
3Hebrewסדם—
Every word from Hebrew סדם →Every word from Ancient Greek Σόδομα →Every word from English Sodom →