Where does “לשונית” come from?

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

לשונית (Hebrew): reed

Definitions

  1. reed

Ancestry of “לשונית”, step by step

לשונית traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew לשון

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלשוןa tongue; a language
2Proto-Semiticlišān-tongue; language
3Proto-Afroasiaticlis-tongue

via Hebrew ־ית

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrew־יתFor masculine singular adjectives in ־י ,...
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lis-Every word from Proto-Semitic lišān-Every word from Hebrew לשון