Classical Syriac ܫܡܫܐ

← Arabic شَمَّاس (cognate)

← Ancient Greek σαύρᾱ ἡλιακή (cognate)

← Hebrew שַׁמָּשׁ (cognate)

← Proto-Semitic *śamš- (inherited)

← Classical Syriac ܡܫܡܫܢܐ (link)

→ Arabic شماس (borrowed)