Where does “cayn” come from?

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

cayn (Somali): The name of the Latin-script letter C

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter C

Ancestry of “cayn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَيْنspy; eye; spring, eye
2Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
3Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic عَيْن →