Where does “سيطر” come from?

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

سيطر (Arabic): to dominate, gain power

Definitions

  1. to dominate, gain power

Ancestry of “سيطر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
2Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
3Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →