Where does “مقاس” come from?

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

مقاس (Arabic): size, dimension, measurement; measuring; gauging

Definitions

  1. size, dimension, measurement; measuring; gauging

Ancestry of “مقاس”, 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 →