Where does “jemenittisk” come from?

jemenittisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk jemenitt, from Norwegian Nynorsk Jemen, from Arabic اليمن, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

jemenittisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Yemeni

Definitions

  1. Yemeni

Ancestry of “jemenittisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskjemenitta Yemeni
2Norwegian NynorskJemen—
3Arabicاليمنal-Yaman
4Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
5Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic اليمن →