Where does “یمین” come from?

یمین (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic يَمِين, from Proto-Semitic yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- — right hand.

یمین (Ottoman Turkish): oath

Definitions

  1. oath

Ancestry of “یمین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَمِينright, right-hand
2Proto-Semiticyamīn-right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;...
3Proto-Afroasiaticyamin-right hand

Words derived from “یمین”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yamīn- →Every word from Arabic يَمِين →