Where does “યમન” come from?

યમન (Gujarati) comes from Persian یمن, from Arabic اَلْيَمَن, from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- — right hand.

Ancestry of “યમન”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیمنomen; blessing
2Arabicاَلْيَمَن—
3Proto-Semiticyamīn-right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;...
4Proto-Afroasiaticyamin-right hand
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yamīn- →Every word from Arabic اَلْيَمَن →