Where does “يميني” come from?

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

يميني (Arabic): right side, direction, right-hand

Definitions

  1. right side, direction, right-hand

Ancestry of “يميني”, step by step

يميني traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic يَمِين

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَمِينright, right-hand
2Proto-Semiticyamīn-right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;...
3Proto-Afroasiaticyamin-right hand

via Arabic ـِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin-Every word from Proto-Semitic yamīn-Every word from Arabic يَمِين