Where does “מימן” come from?
מימן (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew מים, from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.
מימן (Hebrew): hydrogen; defective spelling of מיומן
Definitions
- hydrogen; defective spelling of מיומן
Ancestry of “מימן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | מים | water |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | māy- | water |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | maʔ- | water |