Where does “ובכן” come from?

ובכן (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew ו־, from Proto-Semitic wa — conjunction particle.

ובכן (Hebrew): well, then, in that case

Definitions

  1. well, then, in that case

Ancestry of “ובכן”, step by step

ובכן traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew ו־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewו־and
2Proto-Semiticwaconjunction particle

via Hebrew ב־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewב־In (a place or time)

via Hebrew כן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכןyes; thus, so; pedestal, stand
Every word from Proto-Semitic wa →Every word from Hebrew ו־ →