Where does “עין” come from?

עין (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ʕayVn-.

עין (Hebrew): eye; spring, fountain; Alternative form of עי״ן

Definitions

  1. eye; spring, fountain; Alternative form of עי״ן

Ancestry of “עין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*ʕayn-eye
2Proto-Afro-AsiaticʕayVn-—

Words derived from “עין”

Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ʕayVn- →Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn- →