Where does “Yemen” come from?
Yemen derives from Arabic اَلْيَمَن, from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin-, with the original meaning uncertain.
Ancestry of “Yemen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | اَلْيَمَن | — |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | yamīn- | right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;... |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | yamin- | right hand |
Words derived from “Yemen”