Where does “ayin” come from?

ayin (English) comes from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

ayin (English): The sixteenth letter of many Semitic...

Definitions

  1. The sixteenth letter of many Semitic...

Ancestry of “ayin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
2Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →
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