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Where does “lišān-” come from?

lišān- (Proto-Semitic) comes from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- — tongue.

lišān- (Proto-Semitic): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “lišān-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Afroasiaticlis-tongue

Words derived from “lišān-”

  • לשון
  • לשון
  • מאַמע־לשון
  • ܠܫܢܐ
  • לשנא
  • לשון
  • 𒅴
  • 𐎍𐎌𐎐
  • ልሳን
  • 𐤋𐤔𐤍
  • לשנא
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