Where does “قايس” come from?

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

قايس (Arabic): to measure; to investigate, to examine; to...

Definitions

  1. to measure; to investigate, to examine; to...

Ancestry of “قايس”, 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 →