Where does “عینک” come from?

عینک (Persian) comes from Persian عین, from Arabic عَيْن, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

عینک (Persian): glasses; spectacles

Definitions

  1. glasses; spectacles

Ancestry of “عینک”, step by step

عینک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian عین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianعینeye; spring
2Arabicعَيْنspy; eye; spring, eye
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—

Words derived from “عینک”

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