Where does “לשונית” come from?
לשונית (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew לשון, from Proto-Semitic lišān-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- — tongue.
לשונית (Hebrew): reed
Definitions
- reed
Ancestry of “לשונית”, step by step
לשונית traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew לשון
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | לשון | a tongue; a language |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | lišān- | tongue; language |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | lis- | tongue |
via Hebrew ־ית
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | ־ית | For masculine singular adjectives in ־י ,... |