Where does “ལེ་ཀྱིན” come from?

ལེ་ཀྱིན (Ladakhi) comes from Hindi लेकिन, from Classical Persian لیکن, from Arabic لٰكِنْ — but, however.

ལེ་ཀྱིན (Ladakhi): but, however

Definitions

  1. but, however

Ancestry of “ལེ་ཀྱིན”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलेकिनbut, however
2Classical Persianلیکن—
3Arabicلٰكِنْbut, however
Every word from Arabic لٰكِنْ →Every word from Classical Persian لیکن →Every word from Hindi लेकिन →