Where does “אדוני” come from?

אדוני (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew אדון, from Proto-Semitic ʾadan- — to rule, judge.

אדוני (Hebrew): sir, my lord

Definitions

  1. sir, my lord

Ancestry of “אדוני”, step by step

אדוני traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew אדון

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאדוןlord; Mr
2Proto-Semiticʾadan-to rule, judge

via Hebrew ־י

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrew־יUsed in adjectives with the meaning “related to”;...

Words derived from “אדוני”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾadan- →Every word from Hebrew אדון →