Where does “ޢނު” come from?

ޢނު (Dhivehi) comes from Arabic عَيْن, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

ޢނު (Dhivehi): Name of the thirty-fifth letter in the Thaana alphabet (ޢ)

Definitions

  1. Name of the thirty-fifth letter in the Thaana alphabet (ޢ)

Ancestry of “ޢނު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَيْنspy; eye; spring, eye
2Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
3Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic عَيْن →