Where does “Yemen” come from?

Yemen (Cornish) comes from English Yemen, from Arabic اَلْيَمَن, from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- — right hand.

Ancestry of “Yemen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYementhe Arabia Felix
2Arabicاَلْيَمَن—
3Proto-Semiticyamīn-right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;...
4Proto-Afroasiaticyamin-right hand

Words derived from “Yemen”

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