Where does “يَمِين” come from?

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

يَمِين (Arabic): right, right-hand

Definitions

  1. right, right-hand

Ancestry of “يَمِين”, step by step

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

Words derived from “يَمِين”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yamīn- →