Where does “عَيْن” come from?

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

عَيْن (Arabic): spy; eye; spring, eye

Definitions

  1. spy; eye; spring, eye

Ancestry of “عَيْن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
2Hebrewעַיִןeye

Words derived from “عَيْن”

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