Where does “معين” come from?

معين (Arabic) comes from Arabic عين, from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ʕayVn-.

معين (Arabic): well, spring, water source; rhombus; active...

Definitions

  1. well, spring, water source; rhombus; active...

Ancestry of “معين”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعينto appoint, to nominate; to define; to designate,...
2Proto-Semitic*ʕayn-eye
3Proto-Afro-AsiaticʕayVn-—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ʕayVn- →Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn- →Every word from Arabic عين →