Where does “यमन” come from?
यमन (Hindi) comes from Persian یمن, from Arabic اَلْيَمَن, from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- — right hand.
Ancestry of “यमन”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | یمن | omen; blessing |
| 2 | Arabic | اَلْيَمَن | — |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | yamīn- | right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;... |
| 4 | Proto-Afroasiatic | yamin- | right hand |