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Where does “لیکن” come from?
لیکن (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic لٰكِنْ — but, however.
Ancestry of “لیکن”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
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Arabic
لٰكِنْ
but, however
Words derived from “لیکن”
لیکن
ਲੇਕਿਨ
लेकिन
لیکن
لیکن
lekin
لیکن
𑄣𑄬𑄉𑄨𑄚𑄴
لېكىن
ལེ་ཀྱིན
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