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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadianidīnum—
2Sumerian𒂔Plain
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