Where does “מאַמע־לשון” come from?

מאַמע־לשון (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לשון, from Hebrew לשון, from Proto-Semitic lišān-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- — tongue.

מאַמע־לשון (Yiddish): mother tongue, native language; Yiddish

Definitions

  1. mother tongue, native language; Yiddish

Ancestry of “מאַמע־לשון”, step by step

מאַמע־לשון traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish לשון

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלשוןlanguage
2Hebrewלשוןa tongue; a language
3Proto-Semiticlišān-tongue; language
4Proto-Afroasiaticlis-tongue

via Yiddish מאַמע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמאַמעmother, mom
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- →Every word from Proto-Semitic lišān- →Every word from Hebrew לשון →
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