Where does “ऐन” come from?

ऐन (Hindi) comes from Persian عین, from Arabic عَيْن, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

ऐन (Hindi): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “ऐन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianعینeye; spring
2Arabicعَيْنspy; eye; spring, eye
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic عَيْن →