Where does “mümkün” come from?

mümkün (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish mümkün, from Arabic ممكن, from Arabic مُمْكِن, from Arabic أَمْكَنَ — to be possible.

mümkün (Crimean Tatar): possible

Definitions

  1. possible

Ancestry of “mümkün”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmümkünpossible
2Arabicممكنpossible
3Arabicمُمْكِنpossible
4Arabicأَمْكَنَto be possible
Every word from Arabic أَمْكَنَ →Every word from Arabic مُمْكِن →Every word from Arabic ممكن →
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