Where does “شياط” come from?

شياط (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Arabic شيط, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

Ancestry of “شياط”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشيطto burn slightly, to singe; verbal noun of شَاطَ
2Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye

Words derived from “شياط”

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