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Where does “לִשָּׁנָא” come from?

לִשָּׁנָא (Aramaic) comes from Proto-Semitic lišān-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- — tongue.

Ancestry of “לִשָּׁנָא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticlišān-tongue; language
2Proto-Afroasiaticlis-tongue

Words derived from “לִשָּׁנָא”

  • לישאנא
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- →