Where does “עין־הרע” come from?
עין־הרע (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew עין, from Proto-Semitic *ʕayn-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ʕayVn-.
עין־הרע (Yiddish): evil eye
Ancestry of “עין־הרע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | עין | eye; spring, fountain; Alternative form of עי״ן |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | *ʕayn- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | ʕayVn- | — |