Where does “شمس” come from?

شمس (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic شَمْس, from Proto-Semitic śamš- — the Sun.

شمس (South Levantine Arabic): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “شمس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَمْسsun
2Proto-Semiticśamš-the Sun
Every word from Proto-Semitic śamš-Every word from Arabic شَمْس