Where does “كان” come from?
كان (Arabic) comes from French Caen, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
كان (Arabic): to be; to exist, to be, there be; to behove
Definitions
- to be; to exist, to be, there be; to behove
Ancestry of “كان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | Caen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kagyom | pen, enclosure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |