Etymology Explorer › Hebrew

Where does “אי” come from?

אי (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic *ʔayy-.

אי (Hebrew): An island; Egyptian jackal; not

Definitions

  1. An island; Egyptian jackal; not

Ancestry of “אי”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*ʔayy-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔayy- →