Where does “عینک” come from?

عینک (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian عَیْنَک, from Persian عین, from Arabic عَيْن, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

عینک (Urdu): glasses; spectacles

Definitions

  1. glasses; spectacles

Ancestry of “عینک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianعَیْنَک—
2Persianعینeye; spring
3Arabicعَيْنspy; eye; spring, eye
4Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
5Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic عَيْن →