Where does “عين” come from?

عين (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic عَيْن, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

عين (South Levantine Arabic): to appoint, to assign, to set

Definitions

  1. to appoint, to assign, to set

Ancestry of “عين”, 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 →