Where does “yemin” come from?

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

yemin (Turkish): oath

Definitions

  1. oath

Ancestry of “yemin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیمینoath
2Arabicيَمِينright, right-hand
3Proto-Semiticyamīn-right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;...
4Proto-Afroasiaticyamin-right hand
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic yamīn- →Every word from Arabic يَمِين →