Where does “Jemen” come from?

Jemen (German) 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
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yamīn- →Every word from Arabic اَلْيَمَن →