Where does “حينما” come from?

حينما (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَا — that; not; what.

حينما (Arabic): while; when, as

Definitions

  1. while; when, as

Ancestry of “حينما”, step by step

حينما traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَاthat; not; what

via Arabic حِينَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحِينَ
Every word from Arabic مَا