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Where does “סימן” come from?

סימן (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew סִימָן, from Ancient Greek σῆμα — mark, sign, token.

סימן (Yiddish): symbol, abbreviation; sign, indication

Definitions

  1. symbol, abbreviation; sign, indication

Ancestry of “סימן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewסִימָןmark, sign, symbol
2Ancient Greekσῆμαmark, sign, token
Every word from Ancient Greek σῆμα →