Where does “aʼìng” come from?

aʼìng (Makasar) comes from Arabic عَيْن, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

aʼìng (Makasar): ayn; the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet

Definitions

  1. ayn; the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet

Ancestry of “aʼìng”, step by step

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