Where does “לשון” come from?

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

לשון (Ladino): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “לשון”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלשוןa tongue; a language
2Proto-Semiticlišān-tongue; language
3Proto-Afroasiaticlis-tongue
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- →Every word from Proto-Semitic lišān- →Every word from Hebrew לשון →
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