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Where does “اَلقَنْت” come from?

اَلقَنْت (Arabic) comes from Latin Lucentum, from Ancient Greek λευκός, from Proto-Hellenic *leukós.

Ancestry of “اَلقَنْت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLucentum—
2Ancient Greekλευκόςbright, shining, gleaming; light in color; white;...
3Proto-Hellenic*leukós—
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