Where does “لسان” come from?

لسان (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic lišān-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- — tongue.

لسان (Arabic): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “لسان”, step by step

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