Where does “בנימין” come from?
בנימין (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew ימין, from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- — right hand.
Ancestry of “בנימין”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | ימין | right; south; A male given name, Jamin or Yamin |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | yamīn- | right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;... |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | yamin- | right hand |