Where does “ayn” come from?

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

ayn (Turkish): Letter of the Arabic alphabet

Definitions

  1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet

Ancestry of “ayn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianعینeye; spring
2Arabicعَيْنspy; eye; spring, eye
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic عَيْن →