Where does β€œπ€‹π€”π€β€ come from?

𐀋𐀔𐀍 (Phoenician) comes from Proto-Semitic liőān-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- β€” tongue.

𐀋𐀔𐀍 (Phoenician): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of β€œπ€‹π€”π€β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticliőān-tongue; language
2Proto-Afroasiaticlis-tongue
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- β†’Every word from Proto-Semitic liőān- β†’