Where does “القرن الأفريقي” come from?

القرن الأفريقي (Arabic) comes from Arabic قرن, from Proto-Semitic ḳarn- — horn.

القرن الأفريقي (Arabic): Horn of Africa

Definitions

  1. Horn of Africa

Ancestry of “القرن الأفريقي”, step by step

القرن الأفريقي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic قرن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقرنhorn; century; to join, to couple, to yoke
2Proto-Semiticḳarn-horn

via Arabic أفريقي

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicأفريقيAfrican
Every word from Proto-Semitic ḳarn- →Every word from Arabic قرن →