Where does “هكذا” come from?

هكذا (Arabic) comes from Arabic هَا — behold, look!; oh.

هكذا (Arabic): so, thus, this way, like this

Definitions

  1. so, thus, this way, like this

Ancestry of “هكذا”, step by step

هكذا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic هَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهَاbehold, look!; oh

via Arabic كَذَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَذَا
Every word from Arabic هَا