Where does “Jemen” come from?

Jemen (Finnish) comes from Arabic اَلْيَمَن, from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- — right hand.

Ancestry of “Jemen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Jemen”

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