Where does “Tam” come from?

Tam (Scots) comes from Middle English Thomme, from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא, from Aramaic תאמא — twin, double; Gemini.

Ancestry of “Tam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishThommeTom
2Middle EnglishThomas—
3LatinThōmāsThomas the Apostle
4Ancient GreekΘωμᾶςThomas
5Aramaicתאומאtwin; Thomas
6Aramaicתאמאtwin, double; Gemini
Every word from Aramaic תאמא →Every word from Aramaic תאומא →Every word from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς →