Where does “ऐनक” come from?

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

ऐनक (Hindi): glasses; spectacles

Definitions

  1. glasses; spectacles

Ancestry of “ऐनक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianعَیْنَک—
2Persianعینeye; spring
3Arabicعَيْنspy; eye; spring, eye
4Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
5Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic عَيْن →