Where does “ayn” come from?

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

ayn (Uzbek): the Arabic letter

Definitions

  1. the Arabic letter

Ancestry of “ayn”, 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 →