Where does “ш” come from?

ш (Russian) comes from Hebrew ש, from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

ш (Russian): The letter sound is similar to English sh

Definitions

  1. The letter sound is similar to English sh

Ancestry of “ш”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewשShin or sin: the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, after ר and before ת
2Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
3Proto-Afroasiaticsin-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn- →Every word from Hebrew ש →