Where does “שום” come from?

שום (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew שׁוּם, from Aramaic שמא, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

שום (Yiddish): not at all

Definitions

  1. not at all

Ancestry of “שום”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשׁוּםsome, any
2Aramaicשמאname; appellation, title; noun
3Proto-Semiticšim-name
4Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Aramaic שמא →