Where does “য়েমেন” come from?
য়েমেন (Assamese) comes from English Yemen, from Arabic اَلْيَمَن, from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- — right hand.
Ancestry of “য়েমেন”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Yemen | — |
| 2 | Arabic | اَلْيَمَن | — |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | yamīn- | right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;... |
| 4 | Proto-Afroasiatic | yamin- | right hand |