Where does “لون” come from?

لون (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic إن, from Proto-West Semitic *him, from Proto-Semitic šim, from Proto-Uralic śüdäme — heart.

لون (South Levantine Arabic): color

Definitions

  1. color

Ancestry of “لون”, step by step

لون traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic إن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإنif; indeed; not
2Proto-West Semitic*him—
3Proto-Semiticšimif
4Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart

via Arabic لَوْن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَوْنcolor, type; color, pigment
Every word from Proto-Uralic śüdäme →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim →Every word from Proto-West Semitic *him →