Where does “ޔަމަން” come from?

ޔަމަން (Dhivehi) comes from Arabic اليمن, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

Ancestry of “ޔަމަން”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاليمنal-Yaman
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic اليمن →