Where does “يمين” come from?

يمين (Arabic) comes from Arabic يَمِين, from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- — right hand.

يمين (Arabic): right, right side; right hand; oath

Definitions

  1. right, right side; right hand; oath

Ancestry of “يمين”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَمِينright, right-hand
2Proto-Semiticyamīn-right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;...
3Proto-Afroasiaticyamin-right hand
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yamīn- →Every word from Arabic يَمِين →