Where does “ሰላም” come from?

ሰላም (Tigrinya) comes from Aramaic שלמא, from Proto-Semitic šalām- — peace, well-being, welfare.

ሰላም (Tigrinya): peace; hello

Definitions

  1. peace; hello

Ancestry of “ሰላም”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AramaicשלמאA greeting; similar to hello; peace; perfection
2Proto-Semiticšalām-peace, well-being, welfare
Every word from Proto-Semitic šalām- →Every word from Aramaic שלמא →