Where does “ܡܥܝܢܐ” come from?

ܡܥܝܢܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܥܝܢܐ, from Aramaic עֵינָא, from Aramaic עַיְנָא, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

ܡܥܝܢܐ (Classical Syriac): fountain, spring, well; source; rhombus

Definitions

  1. fountain, spring, well; source; rhombus

Ancestry of “ܡܥܝܢܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܥܝܢܐeye; fountain, spring, source; bulb, bud
2Aramaicעֵינָא—
3Aramaicעַיְנָא—
4Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
5Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Aramaic עַיְנָא →