Etymograph

English

yad

Yad comes from Hebrew יד ‘hand’, and goes back to Proto-Semitic *yad-.

  1. Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*yad-1‘hand’root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Hebrew1880s–presentיד2yád‘hand’
  3. Englishtodayyad2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Hebrew יד
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English yad

Lineage

  1. Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*yad-Wiktionary, Hebrew יד‘hand’root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Hebrew1880s–presentידWiktionary, English yadyád‘hand’
  3. EnglishtodayyadWiktionary, English yad

Linked words

through Proto-Semitic *yad- ‘hand’

iota, 3 more

Today it means

noun A pointer used in the ritual of Torah-reading.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “yad”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Hebrew יד. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *yad- / yad

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