Where does “יום” come from?

יום (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew יוֹם, from Proto-Semitic yawm-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yam- — day.

יום (Yiddish): day; Psalm of the day

Definitions

  1. day; Psalm of the day

Ancestry of “יום”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewיוֹםday
2Proto-Semiticyawm-day
3Proto-Afroasiaticyam-day
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yam-Every word from Proto-Semitic yawm-Every word from Hebrew יוֹם
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