Where does “إن” come from?
إن (Arabic) comes from Proto-West Semitic *him, from Proto-Semitic šim, from Proto-Uralic śüdäme — heart.
إن (Arabic): if; indeed; not
Ancestry of “إن”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Semitic | *him | — |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | šim | if |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śüdäme | heart |