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Where does “cain” come from?
cain (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin Cain, from Ancient Greek Κάϊν, from Biblical Hebrew קַיִן.
Ancestry of “cain”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
Cain
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2
Ancient Greek
Κάϊν
Cain
3
Biblical Hebrew
קַיִן
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Words derived from “cain”
Kaïn
Kain
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