Where does “يَمِين” come from?
يَمِين (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- — right hand.
يَمِين (Arabic): right, right-hand
Ancestry of “يَمِين”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Semitic | yamīn- | right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;... |
| 2 | Proto-Afroasiatic | yamin- | right hand |
Words derived from “يَمِين”