Where does “כוונה” come from?
כוונה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew כ־ו־ן, from Proto-Semitic *kawan-.
כוונה (Hebrew): Intent, intention
Ancestry of “כוונה”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | כ־ו־ן | Forming words relating to intention, direction,... |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | *kawan- | — |