Where does “كأن” come from?
كأن (Arabic) comes from Arabic أَنَّ — that.
كأن (Arabic): as if; كَأَنْ •
Definitions
- as if; كَأَنْ •
Ancestry of “كأن”, step by step
كأن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic أَنَّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | أَنَّ | that |
via Arabic كَ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كَ | like |