Where does “ልሳን” come from?

ልሳን (Amharic) comes from Proto-Semitic lišān-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- — tongue.

ልሳን (Amharic): language; tongue

Definitions

  1. language; tongue

Ancestry of “ልሳን”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticlišān-tongue; language
2Proto-Afroasiaticlis-tongue
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- →Every word from Proto-Semitic lišān- →