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
Ancestry of “שום”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | שׁוּם | some, any |
| 2 | Aramaic | שמא | name; appellation, title; noun |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | šim- | name |
| 4 | Proto-Afroasiatic | sim- | name |