Where does “Yaman” come from?

Yaman (Indonesian) comes from Malay Yaman, from Arabic اَلْيَمَن, from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- — right hand.

Yaman (Indonesian): Yemeni

Definitions

  1. Yemeni

Ancestry of “Yaman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayYaman—
2Arabicاَلْيَمَن—
3Proto-Semiticyamīn-right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;...
4Proto-Afroasiaticyamin-right hand
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yamīn- →Every word from Arabic اَلْيَمَن →