Where does “Al Ain” come from?

Al Ain (English) comes from Arabic عين, from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ʕayVn-.

Ancestry of “Al Ain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعينto appoint, to nominate; to define; to designate,...
2Proto-Semitic*ʕayn-eye
3Proto-Afro-AsiaticʕayVn-—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ʕayVn- →Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn- →Every word from Arabic عين →