Where does “ሰላም” come from?
ሰላም (Tigrinya) comes from Aramaic שלמא, from Proto-Semitic šalām- — peace, well-being, welfare.
ሰላም (Tigrinya): peace; hello
Ancestry of “ሰላም”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aramaic | שלמא | A greeting; similar to hello; peace; perfection |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | šalām- | peace, well-being, welfare |