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Where does “لیکن” come from?

لیکن (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic لٰكِنْ — but, however.

Ancestry of “لیکن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلٰكِنْbut, however

Words derived from “لیکن”

  • लेकिन
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