Where does “عين” come from?
عين (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ʕayVn-.
عين (Arabic): to appoint, to nominate; to define; to designate,...
Definitions
- to appoint, to nominate; to define; to designate,...
Ancestry of “عين”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | *ʕayn- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | ʕayVn- | — |