Where does “għajn” come from?

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

għajn (Maltese): eye; the evil eye; spring, source of water

Definitions

  1. eye; the evil eye; spring, source of water

Ancestry of “għajn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَيْنspy; eye; spring, eye
2Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
3Hebrewעַיִןeye

Words derived from “għajn”

Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic عَيْن →