SH-M-Y-M – ‘expansive, ascending, en-lightening power’

The root מה, מו or מי, contains the idea of passive relation, or plastic and creative movement…The Hebrews…as well as the Chaldeans and Syrians, employed the verb מוט to express the mutation of things, and their relative movement…

I am taking up here, the etymology of the word שמים heavens, because it is attached to the one I have been explaining in this article, and because it signifies literally, the waters, raised, brilliant, and glorified; being formed from the word מים, waters, and from the root שמ, which is united to it. This root contains the idea of that which rises and shines in space, that which is distinguished and noticeable by its elevation and splendour. The Hebrew and Chaldaic שמה means happy, transported with joy… (The Hebraic Tongue Restored, Fabré d’Olivet, p. 41-42)