Where does “لأن” come from?

لأن (Arabic) comes from Arabic أَنْ — to, that; that, that before us presently.

لأن (Arabic): because, on the grounds that, for; that, for...

Definitions

  1. because, on the grounds that, for; that, for...

Ancestry of “لأن”, step by step

لأن traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic أَنْ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَنْto, that; that, that before us presently

via Arabic أَنَّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَنَّthat

via Arabic لِـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلِـfor; to, for, belonging to
Every word from Arabic أَنْ