Where does “ʿayn-” come from?

ʿayn- (Proto-Semitic) comes from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

ʿayn- (Proto-Semitic): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “ʿayn-”, step by step

ʿayn- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew עַיִן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעַיִןeye

via Proto-Afroasiatic ʿayVn-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AfroasiaticʿayVn-

Words derived from “ʿayn-

Every word from Hebrew עַיִן