Where does “צר עין” come from?

צר עין (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew צַר — narrow.

צר עין (Hebrew): jealous, spiteful, petty

Definitions

  1. jealous, spiteful, petty

Ancestry of “צר עין”, step by step

צר עין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew צַר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewצַרnarrow

via Hebrew עַיִן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew צַר