Where does “كأنما” come from?

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

كأنما (Arabic): as if, as though

Definitions

  1. as if, as though

Ancestry of “كأنما”, step by step

كأنما traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَاthat; not; what

via Arabic كَأَنَّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَأَنَّ
Every word from Arabic مَا