Where does “kasra” come from?

kasra (English) comes from Arabic كَسْرَة, from Arabic كَسَرَ, from Arabic س, from Arabic سَوْفَ — {{qualifier|future tense marker}}.

kasra (English): In Arabic script, the vowel point for "i",...

Definitions

  1. In Arabic script, the vowel point for "i",...

Ancestry of “kasra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَسْرَةa breaking
2Arabicكَسَرَto break
3Arabicسwill
4Arabicسَوْفَ{{qualifier|future tense marker}}
Every word from Arabic سَوْفَ →Every word from Arabic س →Every word from Arabic كَسَرَ →