Where does “לאחר כך” come from?

לאחר כך (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew לאחר, from Hebrew ל־, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

לאחר כך (Hebrew): After, afterward, afterwards, later

Definitions

  1. After, afterward, afterwards, later

Ancestry of “לאחר כך”, step by step

לאחר כך traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew לאחר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewלאחרAfter, at a later time than
2Hebrewל־To; To, for; Of
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

via Hebrew כך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewכךSuch, so, thus, in this way, in that way
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Hebrew ל־ →Every word from Hebrew לאחר →
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