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

Definitions

  1. if; indeed; not

Ancestry of “إن”, step by step

إن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Semitic *him

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Semitic*him—
2Proto-Semiticšimif
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart

via Arabic أَنَّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَنَّthat

Words derived from “إن”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śüdäme →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim →Every word from Proto-West Semitic *him →