Where does “توم” come from?

توم (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic ثوم, from Proto-Semitic ṯūm- — garlic.

توم (South Levantine Arabic): pair of twins

Definitions

  1. pair of twins

Ancestry of “توم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثومgarlic
2Proto-Semiticṯūm-garlic
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯūm- →Every word from Arabic ثوم →