Where does “تقطيرة العين” come from?

تقطيرة العين (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Moroccan Arabic عين, from Arabic عَيْن, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

تقطيرة العين (Moroccan Arabic): eyedrop

Definitions

  1. eyedrop

Ancestry of “تقطيرة العين”, step by step

تقطيرة العين traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Moroccan Arabic عين

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicعينeye organ
2Arabicعَيْنspy; eye; spring, eye
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye

via Moroccan Arabic تقطيرة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicتقطيرة—
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic عَيْن →