Where does “ࡀࡉࡍࡀ” come from?

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

ࡀࡉࡍࡀ (Classical Mandaic): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “ࡀࡉࡍࡀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicעֵינָא—
2Aramaicעַיְנָא—
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Aramaic עַיְנָא →