Where does “haiwan” come from?

haiwan (Malay) comes from Arabic حيوان, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

haiwan (Malay): animal

Definitions

  1. animal

Ancestry of “haiwan”, step by step

haiwan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic حيوان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحيوانanimal, beast; animals, living creatures; long,...
2Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye

via Classical Persian حیوان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianحیوان—
2Arabicحَيَوَانanimal

via Classical Persian حَیْوَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianحَیْوَان—

Words derived from “haiwan”

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