Where does “استحيا” come from?

استحيا (Arabic) comes from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

استحيا (Arabic): to let live; to be shy, ashamed

Definitions

  1. to let live; to be shy, ashamed

Ancestry of “استحيا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
2Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
3Hebrewעַיִןeye

Words derived from “استحيا”

Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →