Where does “ولكن” come from?

ولكن (Arabic) comes from Arabic وَ, from Semitic *wa.

ولكن (Arabic): but, however

Definitions

  1. but, however

Ancestry of “ولكن”, step by step

ولكن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic وَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—

via Arabic لٰكِنْ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلٰكِنْbut, however

Words derived from “ولكن”

Every word from Semitic *wa →Every word from Arabic وَ →