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Where does “عَدَن” come from?
عَدَن (Arabic) comes from Akkadian idīnum, from Sumerian 𒂔 — Plain.
Ancestry of “عَدَن”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Akkadian
idīnum
desert, steppe, plain
2
Sumerian
𒂔
Plain
Words derived from “عَدَن”
adenosis
Aidenn
adenectomy
Adenese
עדן
Adenium
aden
Aden
عدن
adenioides
adenalgia
Adeni
adeński
એડન
polyadenosis
sialoadenectomy
dacryoadenectomy
fibroadenosis
sialadenosis
sialoadenectomize
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