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

  1. hydrogen; defective spelling of מיומן

Ancestry of “מימן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמיםwater
2Proto-Semiticmāy-water
3Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Proto-Semitic māy- →Every word from Hebrew מים →