Where does “yemin” come from?

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

yemin (Crimean Tatar): oath, vow

Definitions

  1. oath, vow

Ancestry of “yemin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَمِينright, right-hand
2Proto-Semiticyamīn-right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;...
3Proto-Afroasiaticyamin-right hand
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yamīn- →Every word from Arabic يَمِين →