Where does “לשון” come from?

לשון (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic lišān-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- — tongue.

לשון (Hebrew): a tongue; a language

Definitions

  1. a tongue; a language

Ancestry of “לשון”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticlišān-tongue; language
2Proto-Afroasiaticlis-tongue

Words derived from “לשון”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- →Every word from Proto-Semitic lišān- →