Where does “לשון” come from?
לשון (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew לשון, from Proto-Semitic lišān-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- — tongue.
לשון (Yiddish): language
Ancestry of “לשון”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | לשון | a tongue; a language |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | lišān- | tongue; language |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | lis- | tongue |
Words derived from “לשון”