Where does “ዐይን” come from?

ዐይን (Amharic) comes from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

ዐይን (Amharic): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “ዐይን”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
2Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →