Where does “سلام” come from?

سلام (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic سلام, from Aramaic שלמא, from Proto-Semitic šalām- — peace, well-being, welfare.

سلام (South Levantine Arabic): peace, peacefulness

Definitions

  1. peace, peacefulness

Ancestry of “سلام”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسلامverbal noun of سَلِمَ; greeting; peace
2AramaicשלמאA greeting; similar to hello; peace; perfection
3Proto-Semiticšalām-peace, well-being, welfare
Every word from Proto-Semitic šalām- →Every word from Aramaic שלמא →Every word from Arabic سلام →