Where does “لكنما” come from?
لكنما (Arabic) comes from Arabic لكن, from Arabic كان, from French Caen, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
لكنما (Arabic): but, however
Definitions
- but, however
Ancestry of “لكنما”, step by step
لكنما traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic لكن
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | لكن | but, however; لٰكِنْ •; but, rather |
| 2 | Arabic | كان | to be; to exist, to be, there be; to behove |
| 3 | French | Caen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kagyom | pen, enclosure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Arabic مَا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَا | that; not; what |