Where does “hin” come from?

Hin comes from Middle English hin, from Latin hin, from Hebrew הִין, from Egyptian hnw, a unit of liquid measure.

hin (English): A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume; An...

Definitions

  1. A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume; An...

Ancestry of “hin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhinAlternative form of hine
2Latinhin—
3Hebrewהִין—
4Egyptianẖnwinterior, inside; home; capital city
Every word from Egyptian ẖnw →Every word from Hebrew הִין →Every word from Latin hin →