Where does “פן” come from?

פן (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew פָּנִים, from Proto-Semitic pan-.

פן (Hebrew): Lest, that … not, for otherwise; "used in...

Definitions

  1. Lest, that … not, for otherwise; "used in...

Ancestry of “פן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewפָּנִיםface
2Proto-Semiticpan-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic pan- →Every word from Hebrew פָּנִים →
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