Where does “ዓይኒ” come from?

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

ዓይኒ (Tigrinya): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “ዓይኒ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
2Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →
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