Where does “שמשׂ” come from?

שמשׂ (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew שמש, from Proto-Semitic śamš- — the Sun.

שמשׂ (Yiddish): sexton, synagogue caretaker; candle used to light...

Definitions

  1. sexton, synagogue caretaker; candle used to light...

Ancestry of “שמשׂ”, step by step

שמשׂ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew שמש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשמשsun; servant; sexton
2Proto-Semiticśamš-the Sun

via Hebrew שַׁמָּשׁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשַׁמָּשׁservant; waiter, sexton

Words derived from “שמשׂ”

Every word from Proto-Semitic śamš- →Every word from Hebrew שמש →