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

  1. to appoint, to nominate; to define; to designate,...

Ancestry of “عين”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*ʕayn-eye
2Proto-Afro-AsiaticʕayVn-—

Words derived from “عين”

Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ʕayVn- →Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn- →