Where does “עַיְנָא” come from?

עַיְנָא (Aramaic) comes from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

Ancestry of “עַיְנָא”, step by step

עַיְנָא traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Semitic ʿayn-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
2Hebrewעַיִןeye

via Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-

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

Words derived from “עַיְנָא”

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